‘Maria’ is eight months pregnant,yet the Home Office’s main concern seems to be delaying her tender for accommodation with bureaucratic obstacles. It’s shamefulThe Home Office bends over backwards to avoid accusations of being a “soft touch” when it comes to asylum seekers. Being ultra-tough may not always be the cheapest way to manage people seeking sanctuary, but it’s certainly an effective public relations tactic.
Detaining the thousands of asylum seekers each year who are not removed but subsequently released, and transporting them around the country to frequently changing accommodation and appealing against the decisions of tribunal judges to grant asylum to those with strong cases all gobble up lots of public money that could be better spent elsewhere.
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Source: theguardian.com