I am not at all happy about this article by Alasdair Palmer in the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10922993/The-Home-Office-faces-a-crisis-of-confidence-over-immigration-controls.html
“it is likely that more than 65,000 people are here because they cheated on their English test”. Then suspend the student visa scheme until the Home Office can get on top of this issue. If necessary put a stop to all foreign students - the college places they are going to can be taken up by our own NEETs (and if that means sending NEETs to Oxford so be it, the dons can earn their money for a change).
“The Home Office does not know, for instance, how many people who come to Britain on short-term visas do not return home after they have expired. When officials sampled a portion of those who had entered Britain on such visas, they found that half had not departed by the date required.” Why? Why do we STILL not know who is coming in and who is going out of the country – if there is a terrorist incident as a result of this negligence these civil servants need to go to gaol.
“Officials privately insist that it is impossible to make our borders impenetrable, and that the attempt to do so is doomed to failure. The necessary manpower does not exist, and providing it would be prohibitively expensive.” Use the army (rather than employ them on senseless invasions of Third World countries). Or if there is doubt over the amount of resources that should be allocated to border control then ask the people in a referendum – you will find they will be ready to approve any level of expenditure that will stop immigration.
“The Government urgently needs to find a way to restore the electorate’s faith in its competence on this issue. Otherwise, it will pay dearly for its failure at the election.” Absolutely right. I will not campaign for or vote for a party that is going soft on immigration.
“it is likely that more than 65,000 people are here because they cheated on their English test”. Then suspend the student visa scheme until the Home Office can get on top of this issue. If necessary put a stop to all foreign students - the college places they are going to can be taken up by our own NEETs (and if that means sending NEETs to Oxford so be it, the dons can earn their money for a change).
“The Home Office does not know, for instance, how many people who come to Britain on short-term visas do not return home after they have expired. When officials sampled a portion of those who had entered Britain on such visas, they found that half had not departed by the date required.” Why? Why do we STILL not know who is coming in and who is going out of the country – if there is a terrorist incident as a result of this negligence these civil servants need to go to gaol.
“Officials privately insist that it is impossible to make our borders impenetrable, and that the attempt to do so is doomed to failure. The necessary manpower does not exist, and providing it would be prohibitively expensive.” Use the army (rather than employ them on senseless invasions of Third World countries). Or if there is doubt over the amount of resources that should be allocated to border control then ask the people in a referendum – you will find they will be ready to approve any level of expenditure that will stop immigration.
“The Government urgently needs to find a way to restore the electorate’s faith in its competence on this issue. Otherwise, it will pay dearly for its failure at the election.” Absolutely right. I will not campaign for or vote for a party that is going soft on immigration.
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