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Amnesty’ suggestion for illegal immigrants, an ‘extremely foolish proposal. The following is a comment from Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK, on the reported suggestions by the House of Lords European Committee on November 28, 2002 to offer | Migration Watch UK

  • Illegal Immigration and Border Security, Press Release
  • Tony Blair
  • Labour

‘An amnesty for illegal immigrants, if that is what is proposed, would be an extremely foolish proposal. There can be no effective border control without effective removal. An amnesty would totally undermine efforts to remove those who have no right to be in Britain, and it would encourage still more illegal immigrants to come here.’

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