Even the authorities acknowledge it! Yet you can’t / won’t accept it.It would really be helpful if you could explain how someone abuses the asylum system.
You've introduced the concept of 'genuine' asylum seekers again. As I've said before there's no such thing as a 'genuine' or 'not genuine' asylum seeker. If someone applies for asylum they are an asylum seeker. It's then up to the authorities to decide if they qualify for asylum or not. Now you correctly believe that some of the people who apply for asylum do not meet the criteria for protection i.e they are not fleeing war or persecution. If that is the case they will not be granted asylum. However how do you propose to identify those people other than by considering their claim?
I don't know why 'genuine' economic migrants get a mention because presumably they are people who have successfully applied for a visa or who are allowed to enter the Uk without one. That has nothing to do with the asylum system so by definition they cannot be abusing it.
The mention of refugees is superfluous. In general terms a refugee that asks for protection is an asylum seeker and in UK Immigration Law a refugee is an asylum seeker that has been granted asylum
Everybody else that comes to the UK without permission (a visa or visa exemption) or who doesn't apply for asylum is an 'illegal immigrant'.
An Asylum System Overwhelmed and Abused
Summary 1. The asylum system is being overwhelmed following a rapid rise in the number of claims (most of which have been submitted by ‘clandestine’ entrants), as well as by growing costs, falling productivity, disintegrating enforcement, ballooning backlogs and significant (and, according to...
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