THE CULTURE OF CRIMINALITY
A recent study by the London School of Economics [LSE] has estimated that there may be between 524,000 and 947,000 illegal immigrants in Britain. The LSE report had been commissioned by the Tory London mayor, Boris Johnson, who has been promoting an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Mr Johnson said:
The experience from other countries demonstrate that amnesties merely encourage an escalation in illegal immigration. Italy had an amnesty in 1988, allowing 119,000 illegal immigrants to settle. Another amnesty in 2002 resulted in no less than 700,000 being allowed to settle. Likewise, Spain had an amnesty in 1985, allowing 44,000 to settle and this increased to 700,000 in an amnesty in 2005.
Labour has been quietly introducing amnesties. In December 2008 it was revealed that more than 50,000 so-called asylum seekers, who should have been deported, would be allowed to stay, because their cases had not been concluded or their files had been lost. Officials were granting permission to stay at a rate of 40% of the outstanding files, which was expected to lead to as many as 180,000 being given amnesties.
The only surprise in the LSE figure is that it was not higher, although the amnesties being given by Labour will hide the true number of genuinely illegal immigrants. A previous estimate by the Home Office produced a figure of between 310,000 and 570,000. Yet this estimate was clearly far too low for the reasons set out in the English Rights Campaign items dated the 26 May 2006 and 22 November 2005. In actual fact the true figure then was in excess of 1million.
Organized crime grows rich from illegal immigration. Those who are promoting amnesties should hang their heads in shame for condoning criminality. There is nothing moral about promoting illegal immigration. It is highly immoral.
Illegal immigrants should be deported.
‘If people are going to be here and we’ve chronically failed to kick them out, it’s morally right that they should contribute in their taxes to the rest of society.’
The experience from other countries demonstrate that amnesties merely encourage an escalation in illegal immigration. Italy had an amnesty in 1988, allowing 119,000 illegal immigrants to settle. Another amnesty in 2002 resulted in no less than 700,000 being allowed to settle. Likewise, Spain had an amnesty in 1985, allowing 44,000 to settle and this increased to 700,000 in an amnesty in 2005.
Labour has been quietly introducing amnesties. In December 2008 it was revealed that more than 50,000 so-called asylum seekers, who should have been deported, would be allowed to stay, because their cases had not been concluded or their files had been lost. Officials were granting permission to stay at a rate of 40% of the outstanding files, which was expected to lead to as many as 180,000 being given amnesties.
The only surprise in the LSE figure is that it was not higher, although the amnesties being given by Labour will hide the true number of genuinely illegal immigrants. A previous estimate by the Home Office produced a figure of between 310,000 and 570,000. Yet this estimate was clearly far too low for the reasons set out in the English Rights Campaign items dated the 26 May 2006 and 22 November 2005. In actual fact the true figure then was in excess of 1million.
Organized crime grows rich from illegal immigration. Those who are promoting amnesties should hang their heads in shame for condoning criminality. There is nothing moral about promoting illegal immigration. It is highly immoral.
Illegal immigrants should be deported.
posted by erc @ 11:09 pm
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