Protests for safe and legal paths for refugees are rising following a loss of four people in the channel attempted crossing through Europe. The opinion by the public for humanitarian visas is right on average, and will possibly admit up to 40,000 people per year with robust cases for asylum or being related to Britain.
Although attention has been given to operational control mechanisms such as the dumping of the Rwanda policy, there is increasing pressure to end the centre- periphery crisis and reduce the dangerous dependence on smugglers and deadly sea voyages.
1. Public Support
Fifty percent of the Focal Data respondents, and mostly the Labour party voters, support the idea of the humanitarian visas to the asylum seekers rather than risky boat journeys.
2. Government Response
The new government UK while focusing on border security and post the English Channel tragedy- record death of four migrants, now appeals to rethink the policies.
3. Policy Proposals
Some of the advocates such as British Future and the Refugee Council have called on the government to encourage safe channels so as to discourage people from using risky approaches that are fatal to them while trying to avoid the smugglers.
4. Political Landscape
The polls reveal a certain degree of general public trust on migration matters; the new prime minister tops this trust; controversy rages between the and the opponents as to which is the optimal strategy on the asylum and immigration policies.
