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Do not sacrifice the Albanians

2022-08-29 21:34:54Pikëpamje SHKRUAR NGA THE GUARDIAN
Do not sacrifice the Albanians
A group of migrants walk ashore at Dungeness, Kent, after crossing the English Channel

The Guardian editorial

If the trend of the debate about asylum seekers arriving via small boats is somewhat less heated than last August, that is because it is not the main topic of the Conservative leadership race. The severity of the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and an alarming drought mean minds are focused elsewhere. Thankfully, there have been no recent drownings following the tragic sinking in which more than 30 people died in November.

But the politics surrounding the issue remain as depressing as ever. The outcry over the government's deal with Rwanda to send asylum seekers there, a proposal that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago, proved insufficient to deter ministers from pushing ahead. It emerged on Thursday that a new attempt at a "deportation flight" is underway, after the first was canceled in June following legal action. So far, none of the Conservative leadership contenders have said they plan to do anything other than continue with this inhumane and impractical operation. With a huge backlog of asylum applications, which reached 125,000 in July, the entire system remains in a state of disarray, including its indefensible practice of holding people in prisons.

Albanian emigrants promote the escape to England by raft on social networks while saying that they are going for a better life for themselves and their families.

The revelation of military intelligence showing that Great Britain is being targeted by Albanian organized crime groups should be a signal to change something. Compared to the 23 Albanians who arrived between January and June last year, the 2,165 who arrived in the same period this year is a significant change that deserves attention. But a one-sided approach is doomed to fail. Cooperation with our European neighbours, including the French, is essential and it is irresponsible to pretend otherwise.

Cases of traffickers should not be cited as typical or to obscure human needs.

The obvious danger is that ministers and their allies, including the press, will instead use the surge in Albanian arrivals to further muddy the waters between smugglers, who are paid to transport people across borders, and traffickers. who work for criminal networks, sell drugs and weapons, or engage in prostitution. While there are examples of Albanian criminals who have returned after being deported, and increased cooperation with Albanian authorities makes sense in the current context, such cases should not be cited as typical, or allowed to obscure the larger picture of human needs. Similar numbers of Afghans and Iranians arrived in the UK in the first half of this year and asylum seekers of one nationality should not be used as scapegoats.

With the proportion granted the right to stay standing at 76%, it should be clear to all that the majority of those arriving in the UK come as refugees. As Labor proposed last month, the National Crime Agency should be better equipped to thwart trafficking gangs. But the existence of such activity in no way justifies the UK government's general approach to the obligations set out in the UN refugee convention. Irregular migration is a global challenge. A Little England mentality adopted for political purposes will always fail.


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