Dudley MP welcomes 'sweeping' immigration reforms by Labour - EUROPE SAYS
Sonia Kumar said the changes, introduced by Labour and described as the most sweeping in a generation, will create a fairer asylum system and crack down on illegal migration. The Immigration and Asylum Bill,. . .
Sonia Kumar said the changes, introduced by Labour and described as the most sweeping in a generation, will create a fairer asylum system and crack down on illegal migration. The Immigration and Asylum Bill, published in Parliament this week, is designed to restore public confidence and address long-standing concerns about illegal migration and border control, said the MP. “Every week I speak to residents who are concerned about immigration and want our system to be fairer and more secure,” she said. “While Reform UK offer easy answers and unworkable solutions, the Greens chase after their dream of open borders. “Labour is getting on with the job of fixing the system as my constituents in the West Midlands expect. ”The bill includes new capped safe and legal routes modelled on Canada’s community sponsorship scheme, reforms to prevent abuses of human rights laws, further closures of asylum hotels and the creation of the Independent Immigration Appeals authority. Labour says it has already made progress, with improvements in enforcement, removals and asylum decisions, with nearly 70,000 individuals with no right to remain, including 10,000 foreign national offenders, removed from the UK. Ms Kumar said the changes will build on this progress. She said: “Too often, the system is too slow, too open to abuse and too expensive. “We have already made huge strides to improve it, but these measures will go even further. “I look forward to supporting these vital new laws in the House of Commons. ”Shabana Mahmood, Labour’s Home Secretary, said: “Britain has always offered sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution. “But this system only survives if the public trusts that it is fair, controlled and not open to abuse. ”Tags:asylumasylum seekers