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  • Oh she also said

    The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years now and illegal immigration is on the increase, so this is a problem that's been made under their watch.

    'Illegal immigration' is a right-wing dog whistle and has no standing in law. No one is 'illegal' when entering the UK. Also, since asylum claim success rates have increased until recently, I'm not sure how 'illegal immigration' could be increasing either.

    Basically her statement was complete tosh.

  • Doesn't the term illegal immigration largely (90%+ of the time) refer to people who arrived legally but overstay their visas etc as opposed to the dog whistle about asylum seekers that you mentioned.

  • Doesn't the term illegal immigration largely (90%+ of the time) refer to people who arrived legally but overstay their visas etc as opposed to the dog whistle about asylum seekers that you mentioned.

    The term illegal immigration shouldn't really be used. Yes people are overstaying their visa and therefore living here illegally, but when you say 'illegal immigration' to someone on the street they're going to think of small boats crossing the channel (who are then entitled to claim asylum), not someone overstaying their work visa. Also pretty sure the Home Office don't publish stats on overstays.

    I'm gonna bow out now as it's a Friday but enjoy yourselves

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