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Press Release
Secure Borders, Safe Haven: Integration with diversity in modern Britain
A radical, overarching reform of nationality, immigration and asylum policy
in the UK has been published by the Government.
The White Paper - Secure Borders, Safe Haven: Integration with diversity in
modern Britain, sets out a comprehensive set of measures to deliver a
properly managed, robust and integrated system of immigration, nationality
and asylum for Britain in the 21st Century.
The measures will enable the UK to manage migration, secure its borders, and
build trust and credibility in the system amongst the wider community.
The policy proposals set out an end-to-end process for dealing with asylum
seekers, in which applicants are tracked and supported from induction,
through new accommodation and reporting centres, to integration or removal.
It also outlines separate routes of entry for those who come to the UK
seeking employment from those who arrive genuinely fleeing persecution, with
a new overseas gateway for refugees.
The Home Secretary, David Blunkett said:
"For far too long we have seen our immigration, nationality and asylum
policies as separate areas that exist alongside each other but operate on
different levels for different people. That ignores both the reality of the
world we live in, and the need to integrate how we deal with those who come
to the UK as economic migrants, asylum seekers or new citizens."
"To welcome others who need our protection or have a contribution to make to
our society, we must be secure within a shared sense of belonging and
identity. Strong civic and community foundations are necessary if we are to
secure integration with diversity. They will enable us to reach out and to
embrace those who seek to make our country their home, to work, to
contribute or to escape from persecution, torture or death."
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