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  • saying that more people should be deported because the Home Office deemed their claim to have failed is pretty low from a Labour politician

    In your view, what SHOULD happen to unsuccessful asylum claimants if not deportation?

  • I think the vast majority of cases their claim shouldn’t have failed. Which is the general view of the majority of migrant right NGOs and legal firms.

  • Can you link to something about that? I wasnt aware. I just know the headline numbers...that 75%ish of asylum claims are approved and of the remainder about 50% of rejected applications are allowed on appeal.

  • I think this needs a source.

    A lot of the applications for asylum do succeed (something like or above 2/3 i think from memory), but is this talking only about failed asylum claims, or all immigration claims altogether? Maybe your point is that there should be no limits on immigration - that is a reasonable position but it isn’t the law, and while it isn’t, is it ridiculous to think that those who don’t succeed under the system we have should be required to leave?

  • I think the vast majority of cases their claim shouldn’t have failed. Which is the general view of the majority of migrant right NGOs and legal firms.

    I am sorry, but that wasn't the question. Even a perfectly legal and compassionate asylum system (which I am not arguing that we currently have) will find that some people are not entitled to asylum, even on appeal - for example if they're found to have a serious criminal record which precludes them remaining in the country.

    What should happen to those people if not deportation?

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