Context
The UK is facing a significant challenge with migrants crossing the English Channel illegally, prompting debates on migration control.
Question
Migration policy is a core aspect of our national sovereignty. Will my hon Friend please confirm that the UK will have a fair immigration policy that welcomes people who come to the UK legally, irrespective of nationality or religion, and that we will take back control over illegal immigration?
Answer from Chris Philp (Minister of State for Immigration)
I entirely agree with the point my hon Friend makes, and with the similar points made by my hon Friend the Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke), on this topic. We have a points-based system coming into force shortly. We granted asylum or protection to 20,000 people last year, one of the highest figures in Europe, and we welcomed 3,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, the highest number of any country in Europe. Our legal migration methods are entirely fair. We should therefore be policing illegal migration routes with complete effectiveness, and the Home Secretary and I are determined to do that.
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