Britain’s immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection.
In a speech to conservative think-tank the American Enterprise Institute, Braverman called for changes to rules to prevent asylum-seekers traveling through “multiple safe countries … while they pick their preferred destination.” She said such migrants should “cease to be treated as refugees” once they leave the first safe country they come to.
Braverman, a Cambridge-educated lawyer, is a figurehead of the right wing of the governing Conservatives, seen by some as a potential future leader if the party loses the next national election, as polls suggest is likely. Braverman argued that the arrivals are straining Britain’s public finances and housing supply, and bring “threats to public safety” because of “heightened levels of criminality connected to some small boat arrivals.” Critics accuse Braverman of vilifying migrants with such comments.
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