You claim I have a uk-centric view while your say France wash their hands of refugees.
France took 47,440 refugees in 2022, the UK took 38,761.
You're not stupid so why are you falling hook, line, and sinker for this performative Rwanda crap? Even James Cleverly called it batshit crazy and Sunak didn't support it until he became PM and saw it as his only hope to claw back a few votes.
If we kept migrants on the shores of Kent, letting them live in a jungle, you would be the first to call out the UK government.
France taking 47,440 and UK 38,761 sounds about right, given they have a bigger livable land mass than the UK has by some distance. The "official" figure for the UK is 38,761, but you'd have to be naive not to think many don't slip through the net.
I'm stunned you think I've fallen "hook, line and sinker" for the Rwanda plan which I have not mentioned once. Up until recently most western countries agreed having borders was a necessary thing.
A lot on the left make the argument that the land in Palestine, "belongs" to Palestinians because they were the original inhabitants, but then with the UK make the argument that it's nobodies land and everybody is welcome, an inconsistent argument.
I know nothing of the Rwanda plan but of course I don't think it will be a success. No part for the last 25 years has got a grip of a demographic change which is unprecedented in British history. Most people not worried about that fact will not have to live with the potential consequences because they will be long gone, but at least they got to have the moral high-ground in their lifetime.
Immgiration is a complex issue that most countries in Europe and America are getting horribly and dangerously wrong. The current situation is only good for the people smugging gangs, it's bad for the passengers who may be killed, and people living in this country when potentially dangerous people arrive en-masse. I do not understand how you can be a 'refugee' if you are fleeing a perfectly safe country in France.
Accepting immigrants from countries they are in political danger is a different story, Ukraine for example. The system is broken, for example people can meet criteria by saying they are a gay christian, both of which are impossible things to disprove.
I trust neither party to make anything but a mess of immigration, neither side will care either when most MPs are wealthy and will live in areas largely unaffected by the negative impact of mass immigration.
All Labour and the Conservatives "stand" for, is getting into power. That is literally it. Nothing more, nothing less. The whole system is a con.