There’s a VERY good reason asylum seekers get circus tickets and Amazon parcels.
But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that.
Here’s the crucial detail they left out: 🧵
But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that.
Here’s the crucial detail they left out: 🧵
The paper wet the bed over Kent County Council’s spending on asylum seekers:
• £162,077 at Amazon
• £70,056 at Argos
• £6,055 at a swimming pool
Yes, that’s taxpayers’ money. And it’s so easy to explain.
• £162,077 at Amazon
• £70,056 at Argos
• £6,055 at a swimming pool
Yes, that’s taxpayers’ money. And it’s so easy to explain.
The money is being spent on *unaccompanied children* who have lost their parents.
They might have fled the Taliban or been at risk of becoming child soldiers.
The key thing: they’re getting exactly the same support as similar British children.
They might have fled the Taliban or been at risk of becoming child soldiers.
The key thing: they’re getting exactly the same support as similar British children.
When unaccompanied minors seek asylum, they enter the care system.
Children in care go swimming. They go to the circus. They play with toys.
It’s an important part of their development. And we all benefit from it.
Children in care go swimming. They go to the circus. They play with toys.
It’s an important part of their development. And we all benefit from it.
Because children in care are extremely vulnerable.
Thousands go missing every year. That puts them at risk of exploitation, homelessness, or crime.
When those problems are prevented rather than fixed, we all win.
But it’s also true that *adult* asylum seekers get money.
Thousands go missing every year. That puts them at risk of exploitation, homelessness, or crime.
When those problems are prevented rather than fixed, we all win.
But it’s also true that *adult* asylum seekers get money.
The reason is simple. From 18-25, children in care become ‘care leavers’.
Councils must help them transition into adult life, including support with accommodation, education, and training.
When I explained all this to a GB News presenter, she only had one comeback left.
Councils must help them transition into adult life, including support with accommodation, education, and training.
When I explained all this to a GB News presenter, she only had one comeback left.
“What about asylum seekers who lie about their age?”
Well sure, there’s abuse in every system.
Someone is probably committing pension fraud right now. But that's not a reason to take away all our pensions.
Well sure, there’s abuse in every system.
Someone is probably committing pension fraud right now. But that's not a reason to take away all our pensions.
These young people have fled war, persecution, and unimaginable trauma.
They deserve the same protection and opportunities as anyone in care.
It’s a shame the Mail on Sunday chose to punch down on vulnerable children instead.
They deserve the same protection and opportunities as anyone in care.
It’s a shame the Mail on Sunday chose to punch down on vulnerable children instead.
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