Monday, August 09, 2004

Asylum system 'clearly in crisis' / BBC NEWS, 8 Aug 2004

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545962.stm

  • "Asylum seekers are treated 'appallingly badly' and the system is 'clearly in crisis', according to the Immigration Advisory Service.
    Chief executive Keith Best said the whole asylum policy would be 'shot through' if there was a major incident in the world.
    But he praised the government on its labour migration policy saying the home secretary had 'broadly got it right'."