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Originally Posted by Cherie
No I mean ayslum seekers as I assume not everyone claiming asylum eventually gets asylum or indeed is an actual asylum seeker, unless you know differently? you should be up in arms about this, todays policy will actively discrimate against people like your daughter, I know you live in Scotland so are probably protected ...but still ...they can find staff to check on citizens, but there are huge backlogs on asylum claims...how can that be right and who is benefitting? I have written to my MP, you should too
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At the point that they would be "sent back" then their asylum claim would have failed, so they would no longer be an asylum seeker. If they're sent back before that, then no one has any way of knowing whether the claim is genuine or not. I'm not saying the current system is good or sustainable but the answer is speeding up the process to sort out the genuine claims - not just saying a blanket "no to all" when some will indeed be genuine requests for asylum with lives at risk if "sent back". Honestly, looking a few years down the line, AI could massively speed up the process.
Taking any other stance might seem "more pragmatic" but I find it a short-sighted view on things... it assumes that the shoe will never be on the other foot. That we will always be the ones taking people in, rather than looking for somewhere to run.