The government needs to do far better than use migrants as collateral damage

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The Home Office needs to fully appreciate that they are dealing with human beings (PA Archive)

I agree with the correspondence that the government needs to do far better than use migrants as collateral damage to their political self-seeking “Tarzan’” act with their brazen chest-beating. They seem determined to sort this problem out in the most extreme ways possible.

As I have stated before, they are far more interested in the problem than the solution. They should be installing far more safe and legal routes, so these dangerous boat crossings will be avoided, and focus on fast-tracking the frankly ludicrous snail’s pace vetting of often legitimate claims.

Mike Margetts is correct, we should indeed allow migrants to work upon arrival; it would help our diminished workforce and failing economy. Gift these people the innate dignity of work and watch the turn around in the public’s sometimes myopic vision.