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They could stop the boats tomorrow, by creating safe routes for people seeking asylum to enter the country.
There is an argument that that wouldn't work as 'loads of people are economic migrants and not refugees so the safe route wouldn't be available to them and they would still pay smugglers'.
What they could do is resource the processing of claims properly so people not eligible could be sent home quickly but they don't seem to want to do that for some reason. Maybe because they don't want to admit that the vast majority are genuine refugees and having them in limbo suits the stats?
jellybaby-
What they could do is resource the processing of claims properly.. Maybe because they don't want to admit that the vast majority are genuine refugees and having them in limbo suits the stats
I'm sure you're right that there's mileage to be made in Othering the refugees. I imagine also that it'd be very expensive and they'd be wary of being seen to spend lots of money on this while people are still having to otherwise deal with potholes and diminishing local services etc.
christianSpaceman
They could stop the boats tomorrow, by creating safe routes for people seeking asylum to enter the country.