The British government has submitted a bill to parliament, arguing that the number of people applying for refugee status by boat across the Strait of Dover with France is increasing and putting pressure on finances.
Human rights groups and others have criticized it as a humanitarian problem.
The British government said more than 45,000 people tried to cross the Dover Strait by boat to apply for asylum in Britain last year, the highest number since statistics began five years ago.
However, in the Sunak regime, criminal organizations receive money and arrange boats, and the travelers are not refugees, such as young people from places such as Albania in the Balkans, where the political situation is relatively stable, seeking jobs. points out that there are many
In addition, the cost of receiving facilities, etc. is 3 billion pounds a year, and the Japanese yen is close to 500 billion yen, which is putting pressure on finances. was submitted to Congress on the 7th.
Prime Minister Sunak, whose main policy is to crack down on smuggling, said, "If we don't stop the boats, we won't be able to save the real refugees. It's not the criminal organization that decides who gets into the country." I was.
However, there is growing criticism from human rights groups and others that the bill, which uniformly excludes travelers by boat, violates international treaties for the protection of refugees and poses a humanitarian problem.