How Will the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill Affect Migration Across the English Channel? - CounterPunch.org

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : It is frequently said that asylum seekers are arriving from France-a safe country-and that they should have sought asylum in their first country of arrival.
56% : Asylum seekers have the right to seek asylum anywhere they feel safe and appropriate.
47% : It's important to remember that the right to seek asylum is not contingent on the means of arrival.
47% : I am concerned that if the bill becomes law, asylum seekers will be denied refuge based on the premise that persons should seek asylum in the first secure country they reach.
46% : The bill is predicated on a two-tiered discriminatory approach to asylum, distinguishing between those who arrive legally, such as through resettlement and family reunion visas, and those who arrive irregularly.
40% : Access to asylum and protection in the UK would undoubtedly become significantly more difficult for individuals who enter the country irregularly.

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