Asylum seekers- time to Lift the Ban

Calendargirl

Why do some of them destroy their passports and papers?

A genuine question. Surely it must make things simpler to have correct documentation?

So why do it?

The reason some destroy documents is because, let’s say you are from Iraq where there is no war going on but your really an Iranian. They both speak Arabic.
The person from Iraq could be denied Asylum as someone might not see a problem within that country, where as someone from Iran might be looked upon more sympathetically.

We have such a centre in our town, 12 miles outside a city. The bus fare is approx just over £5,

I see no reason not to employ refugees while they await a decison (which, given the state of the Home Office, may take years), especially if they have paperwork showing qualifications, etc. We are an ageing population and we need young workers wherever they come from. The Tory rhetoric on immigration is barmy when you look at staff shortages in hospitality, retail, NHS, and other sectors.

The decision should not take years. It is a disgrace. Get more civil servants trained and deployed to assess claims I good ti.e. three months should be the limit.

MerylStreep

Calendargirl

Why do some of them destroy their passports and papers?

A genuine question. Surely it must make things simpler to have correct documentation?

So why do it?

The reason some destroy documents is because, let’s say you are from Iraq where there is no war going on but your really an Iranian. They both speak Arabic.
The person from Iraq could be denied Asylum as someone might not see a problem within that country, where as someone from Iran might be looked upon more sympathetically.

People from Iran speak Farsi. They will have a knowledge of Arabic, but Arabic has different dialects and Iraqis speak a specific one.

I did a weekly clinic a few yearsat an asylum seekers centre....the families arrived in home office transport...often straight from Heathrow Airport.....they had nhs numbers generated....and were provided with accommodation and the daily £5 ....apart from that they used food banks and charity donations to get by.....I used to immunise the children, take blood for blood spot screening ....provide public health information.....i enjoyed it.....but very sad listening to some of the stories.... they only stayed a few weeks then got moved to other cities

Carer shortage! Have you seen them

It does make sense to allow them to work. Here as soon as their refugee claim is accepted for processing (not approved) they can apply for a temporary work visa. I don't know what type of work that would allow them to do, but assuming unskilled, since they cannot prove any school or trade.

But certainly working at a farm, in hospitality or manufacturing would boost moral for the claimants and take some financial burden off the government.

Many are not unskilled. Some are hairdressers or translators (especially from Afghanistan). Some have the language skills to work in offices, retail or engineering. Some have high level skills in medicine or teaching, although I agree it might be difficult to prove qualifications. Please don't think of asylum-seekers as ignorant savages!

Many will have skills and they will find jobs that use those skills, however work that involves meeting UK skill levels or criminal record checks is going to be more difficult and certainly not quick.