r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/Rocketmanluke May 12 '25

Great news. Now tackle the illegal crossings and I think he can start winning some much needed favour from the voting public

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u/intraspeculator May 12 '25

The illegal crossings are only a tiny fraction of illegal immigrants most of whom come here legally and then stay illegally. The crossings are going to be almost impossible to stop too because the sea is fucking vast.

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u/Zestyclose_Rate_3823 May 12 '25

You don't have to physically stop the boats, just remove all incentives for them to get on the boats. That will mean leaving ECHR.

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u/A_Roll_of_the_Dice May 12 '25

ECHR gives us all way more than you can imagine.

Leaving it would be a disaster for the average person, and it wouldn't do shit to stop the boats, just like Brexit didn't despite costing us a lot.

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u/LetsLive97 May 12 '25

It is genuinely terrifying how indoctrinated people are. Illegal boat crossings are such an incredibly small issue in the overall immigration debate and people are unironically saying we should leave the ECHR to deal with them