UK PM's immigration policy is unlikely to reduce unauthorized Channel crossings
UK PM's immigration policy is unlikely to reduce unauthorized Channel crossings
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LONDON: Home Office Sources: There is "almost infinite" demand for dangerous crossings among people of other nationalities, amid UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to stop Albanian migrants traveling to Britain in small boats through the English Channel Not likely to be successful. ,

Albanian immigrants, who made up more than a third of all cross-Channel arrivals in the UK last year, are central to Sunak's plans, which were revealed last month. However, a senior Home Office source told Sky News there would be no significant reduction in the flow of immigrants into the UK.

The source claimed that the boats would continue to travel even if you stopped any more Albanians from crossing. Somalis, Eritreans, or Afghans, unable to pay as much as the Albanians, would take their places on the boats. The number of people who want to travel to Britain is almost unlimited.

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In Kent, around 33,000 people from Albania will arrive during the first three quarters of 2022. They made up more than 30% of all arrivals, as opposed to 3 percent in 2021.

Officials have outlined a typical route that starts with a low-cost flight from Albania's capital Tirana to Brussels, then a two-hour drive to Calais, where migrants cross the English Channel to head to the Kent coast. Let's get on small boats.

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Sunak announced a number of measures in December to tackle illegal immigration, including a "new agreement and approach" with the Albanian government.

This includes UK Border Force officers being deployed to Tirana airport for the first time, new caseworker guidance designating Albania as a "safe country" for migrants to return and 400 to speed up asylum applications from Albanians Recruitment of additional specialists is involved.

According to Sunak, his proposal would lead to the rejection of most asylum requests and the weekly return of thousands of Albanians until the backlog of the immigration system is cleared.

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An official Home Office source responded to the Sky News report, saying: "Nobody is saying that illegal immigration from Albania is the only problem.

To combat illegal migration across the English Channel in small boats, regardless of the nationality of those traveling there, the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary have a plan, and they intend to introduce new legislation to do so as soon as possible Let's keep

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