My Lords, we are so conditioned to think of asylum seekers as taking things away from our society that it is a great refreshment to hear from the noble Lord about the contribution that they are making. It is also worth remembering that many of these people, although semi-desperate themselves, are supporting other people who are not in this country but are back in their own homes. I have just been talking to an Afghan family who know of relations in precisely that situation. I hope the Home Office will do more research into this, not only the contribution to our economy but the contribution to international development.
UK Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Earl of Sandwich
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 11 October 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on UK Borders Bill.
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