It's just baffling to me that they think people in migrant camps in Calais are even going to know about the minutiae of UK policy. It's not like the people smugglers are going to warn them they might be deported when they reach the other end and make sure they're in an educated position before robbing them blind and shoving them on an inflatable.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:03 pmIt's made possible by the total inability of this government to place themselves in someone else's shoes (sometimes known as empathy). They just think 'shit, I'd be terrified to be deported to Rwanda' hence they assume it will stop people (who may be in a slightly different life position than the average Tory cabinet minister) from getting on boats.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:01 pmI believe the logic was that it was "a deterrent", because desperate people who are willing to take a cheap dinghy across the English channel are well known for checking the Telegraph for the latest immigration policy before making decisions about their family's future.Sandydragon wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:05 pm It was also a massive white elephant. A few hundred asylum seekers at most would be sent to Rwanda, when the number awaiting a decision on whether or not they can remain is nearer 100k. Better to put the energy into processing claims properly and allowing asylum seekers to apply outside of the UK than this distraction politics rubbish.
Puja
. . . and the inability to admit that leaving the EU and it's reciprocal arrangement to return migrants to the first EU state they entered might just be a factor in the massive rise in boat numbers over the last few years.
Puja