One might not know this from general discussion of the issue. Debate on immigration has become part of what is sometimes called the "culture wars" of modern life in the western world. As is so often the case when a matter becomes important to culture warriors, sane people who want a quiet life tend to avoid the subject. The downside of this is that debate on immigration - on social media in particular - is left largely to the paranoid, who see it as bringing doom and who often seem to believe that Ireland is being overrun by foreigners, and the virtue-signallers, who frame immigration as akin to motherhood and apple pie and dismiss any questioning of it as racist. The past week has seen a familiar pattern of reaction emerging following the call for a debate on immigration by an embryonic political party. There has been lots of heat and much less light. Let's have a look at some facts. In Ireland, there are three very different and distinct parts of the immigration picture. A big … [Read more...] about Dan O’Brien: ‘Facts get buried when we leave the immigration debate to the paranoid and the virtue-signallers’
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Opinion: The UK asylum system has created the perfect conditions for modern slavery to thrive
For asylum seekers, trying to find work in another country is very difficult. Not only is there often a language barrier and reams of paperwork, but there is also the fact that government systems can encourage exploitation. Asylum seekers in the UK receive £37.75 a week to live on, and most are prohibited from working. But this small amount of money often fails to allow people to meet their basic needs. This leads some to search for work to supplement their income. But herein lies the problem, as the only people willing to employ them are those happy to do so illegally. This leaves asylum seekers with no bargaining power to negotiate reasonable pay or working conditions. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now Yet the risk of exploitation does not end with a positive asylum decision. Refugees are often dispersed out of London and the south-east to other … [Read more...] about Opinion: The UK asylum system has created the perfect conditions for modern slavery to thrive
Banning asylum seekers from working is both morally and economically unjustifiable
Ananya Chowdhury Follow 25 March 2019 • 12:50pm Welcome to Refresh – a series of comment pieces by young people, for young people, to provide a free-market response to Britain's biggest issues Three weeks from now, millions will celebrate Passover, when under the leadership of Moses, the Jewish people were freed from tyranny under the Pharoah and sought refuge in the land of Judah. His commandments are well-known across the globe but unlike our own do not include restrictions on those fleeing persecution and setting up new lives in new lands. Perhaps Moses should’ve set in stone that those seeking refuge have a right to a new life. Perhaps he should have said that families seeking asylum must have a chance to change their stars, to work and build businesses, to provide for their families and give back to their host country. Fortunately for Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, our laws aren’t claimed to have been passed down … [Read more...] about Banning asylum seekers from working is both morally and economically unjustifiable
Home Office criticised over Bible references in asylum refusal notice
Home Office criticised over Bible references in asylum refusal notice BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The Church of England has criticised the Home Office after it quoted the Bible to question an asylum seeker’s claim that he converted to Christianity because it is a peaceful religion. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/home-office-criticised-over-bible-references-in-asylum-refusal-notice-37937651.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37937648.ece/12c23/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_d605e41b-040d-4374-a72e-39e54d108ffd_1 Email The Church of England has criticised the Home Office after it quoted the Bible to question an asylum seeker’s claim that he converted to Christianity because it is a peaceful religion. A letter from the department cited passages from Leviticus, Matthew and Exodus, and said the Book of Revelation is “filled with imagery of revenge, destruction, death and violence”. The refusal notice, sent to an Iranian national, added: … [Read more...] about Home Office criticised over Bible references in asylum refusal notice
Church attacks Home Office for saying Christianity “not peaceful” to reject asylum seeker
The Church of Englandhas attacked the Home Office for using Bible quotes to argue that Christianity is not a peaceful religion in a bid to reject an asylum seeker. The Iranian national, who has not been identified, claimed asylum in 2016 but his application was rejected after government officials said his conversion from Islam was “inconsistent” with his claim that Christianity is a peaceful religion. In order to reiterate the point, the Home Office wrote a lengthy and “unbelievably offensive” refusal letter referencing six Bible passages and claiming that the book of Revelation is filled with “images of revenge, destruction, death and violence”. The Home Office rejection, below the quoted verses concludes: “These examples are inconsistent with your claim that you converted to Christianity after discovering it is a 'peaceful’ religion, as opposed to Islam which contains violence, rage and revenge.” Nathan Stevens, the … [Read more...] about Church attacks Home Office for saying Christianity “not peaceful” to reject asylum seeker