Invest in the current system and let refugees flourish in the UK This would mean they aren’t forced to make dangerous journeys crossing the channel. One option could be an asylum visa, which would allow people to make applications from abroad or while they are making the journey to the UK.
The current system means that people must be in the UK to claim asylum, but there is no safe way to get to the country to do that. The most effective way to tackle dangerous journeys is to ensure there are safe routes for people to claim asylum in the UK. Provide safe routes for people seeking asylum The Government should allow people who arrive irregularly to make an asylum application and should consider it based on that person’s need for protection, not deny protection simply because of how they arrived. Here are 3 ways to reduce the number of people risking their lives on small boats: Uphold the right to asylum Instead of punishing refugees and people forced to cross the Channel by small boats, there are a handful of effective changes that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could make that would ensure the safety of those seeking asylum and create a more humane asylum system in the UK.
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The Solution: How to effectively ‘stop the boats': So, there is a question of where people seeking asylum would be removed too. And the option of “another safe country” fails in practice, as there are no current agreements with other countries for this to happen. All removals have been halted to Rwanda due to ongoing legal challenges. Plus, it is unclear how anyone could be removed elsewhere. Without alternative, safe routes to claim asylum, people will continue to risk everything, even death, to find the safety and stability they need to restart their lives somewhere else. In countries like Australia, where offshore processing centres for asylum seekers were established, people still continue to risk their lives in boats in search of safety. When you think about it like this, it makes every sense for people to want to claim asylum somewhere they genuinely feel safe. Many have friends or family already in the UK or speak English due to their education or professions back home. This means people arriving in the UK from France have every right to claim asylum here. And because everyone has the right to claim asylum anywhere, refugees are not obligated to claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in. Despite the Home Secretary Suella Braverman stating her confidence that the Bill is compatible with international law, any ban would be problematic as it does not allow for decisions to be made on a case-by-case basis. As a signatory, the UK has a duty to follow the obligations set out there. The UNHCR has said that the legislation would amount to an asylum ban, which would be in breach of the Refugee Convention. It breaches the UK obligations under the Refugee Convention In 2022, 1 in 5 people arriving by boat were from Afghanistan, a country from which 98% of asylum applications are granted. As conflicts continue, people will continue to risk their lives as their only option, hoping to find safety and security in a new country. Without an asylum visa, people fleeing conflict and crisis cannot pre-emptively apply to claim asylum from their home country. More than 90% of people who have arrived in the UK by boat since 2018 claimed asylum, and most have had their asylum claims granted. Here are three reasons why: Most people arriving by boat are given asylum in the UK Without creating safe routes, asylum visas, or other alternative options to these crossings, the UK Government’s new plan will be ineffective, and moreover, it limits access to protection for those in need. But the Bill does not address the reasons people take these journeys in the first place. None of us want people to risk their lives crossing the channel. A post shared by International Rescue Committee Why won’t the new Bill work?
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