This past Monday, October 3 home secretary Theresa May announced that she was going to propose a new amendment to immigration laws in Britain this week. This amendment is planned to prevent people who are illegally in Britain from avoiding deportation by saying that they have a family living in the country. This change is planned to be of use for those that the government believes to be a terror threat to the country. Theresa May is to announce this at the Tory conference this week where it will also be made clear to the Liberal Party that an individual can only be deported if a “foreign national” has a criminal record, they have violated immigration rules, they are using benefits to provide housing, or they have started a family while illegally in the country. This amendment is being considered after numerous cases in Britain of people illegally living in Britain that have used article eight of the European Convention of Human Rights that “guarantees the right to family life”. This change is thought to help deport those who are illegally in Britain who are also believed to be a terror risk.
This amendment that is to be proposed can be seen as something that would separate an individual from their family and thereby violate human rights if they are found to have violated one of the conditions of the amendment. However I believe that regardless of the fact that they do have family in the country they should be deported. On the other hand, I also believe this amendment could cause illegals to be treated unfairly because if they violated a rule of immigration they can be deported even if they have never been convicted of a crime. It is apparent that numerous countries deal with problems when it comes to immigration, however part of the issue is that the system to become a legal citizen is very complicated and costly. Also it can take a long time and some people are not able to pay or need to leave their country as a refugee so they are not in a position to go through the legal process.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/03/theresa-may-criminals-deportation?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487
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