But you use the Putin invasions as a reason to enter and that is more than just a valid reason. Escaping from war or persecution are what asylum is about. But at present the majority of people entering are not families, they are younger men, and from places like Albania where there is no war nor persecution. A great deal of this is economic migration and that is fine, but don’t jump the queue of people who go through the proper processes, by paying criminal gangs to put you on a boat. You say I don’t hear and that the U.K. will be a pariah, yet this is exactly what happens in countries such as USA, Canada, Australia etc. One of own children, married to a US citizen, had to go through the same hoops to live in the USA. What is missing is a fast system for actual asylum seekers, people who are desperate for help, and those that wish to come here for family, work or other reasons. All I’ve ever said on this is do it properly and do it legally and the people of the U.K. will have no issue, even if the numbers are higher. It’s the unfairness, lack of legality and the criminal involvement that really causes this angst. Just do it properly…..
