The Migrant Crisis: A Perfect Storm of Deception and Secrecy

Strategic Insights -

The British immigration system appears to be in a state of crisis, with the public demanding drastic reductions in immigration and an end to the asylum chaos, only to see politicians fail to act. The Conservative government's idea to stop Channel crossings by deporting migrants to their home country or a third country like Rwanda was undermined by weak enforcement, NGOs, activist judges, and human rights laws that make securing the border an impossible task. Labour's approach has made the situation even worse, with approvals for asylum claims up and migrants hidden in social housing and welfare systems, where it's impossible to track their costs.

Key Takeaways:

  • The average "low-wage migrant worker" arriving aged 25 will cost the British taxpayer over £400,000 by the time they reach 81, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
  • Ministers claim to be deporting record numbers of people, but this figure includes migrants who leave voluntarily, and only about three per cent of Channel crossers are ever removed.
  • Channel crossings have increased by almost 50 per cent under Labour.
  • A court injunction won by the Conservative council in Epping, which stops a local hotel being used to house migrants, has thrown the Government's policy into chaos.
  • Human rights laws can prevent deportation, and Labour rejects automatic deportation for those who cross the Channel.
  • There are already more than twice as many migrants in private housing, including houses of multiple occupancy, than in hotels.
  • Foreign nationals who broke into the country illegally are being offered social housing not available to British families in need.

Statistics:

  • 1.33 million people are on local waiting lists for social housing.
  • The average "low-wage migrant worker" arriving aged 25 will cost the British taxpayer over £400,000 by the time they reach 81.
  • Channel crossings have increased by almost 50 per cent under Labour.
  • Only about three per cent of Channel crossers are ever removed.
  • There are more than twice as many migrants in private housing, including houses of multiple occupancy, than in hotels.

Sources:

  • "The last Conservative government had the right idea to stop the Channel crossings. Deporting every migrant coming to Britain without permission -- to their home country or a third country like Rwanda -- is ultimately the only way to end this wave of illegal immigration." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "Immigration is the biggest single reason my party is in the predicament it is in, and we must be brutally honest about our record and radical in our solutions if we are ever to win back the trust of the British people." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "The Office for Budget Responsibility calculates that the average 'low-wage migrant worker' arriving aged 25 will cost the British taxpayer over £400,000 by the time they reach 81." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "Channel crossings have increased by almost 50 per cent under Labour." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "A court injunction won by the Conservative council in Epping, which stops a local hotel being used to house migrants, has thrown the Government's policy into chaos." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "Human rights laws can prevent deportation, and Labour rejects automatic deportation for those who cross the Channel." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)
  • "There are already more than twice as many migrants in private housing, including houses of multiple occupancy, than in hotels." (Nick Timothy, Our immigration system, or is it a conspiracy?)