Bradley Thomas MP has signed a Parliamentary motion that demands the Government implements a national strategy to “identify, detain, and deport all” illegal migrants in the UK.
Early Day Motion 1142, signed by Bradley and cross-party MPs, expresses grave concern at the continued presence of over one million illegal migrants in the UK, and the considerable cost to the taxpayer in housing, processing and supporting individuals with no legal right to remain in the country.
It also demands that the Government implements a comprehensive national strategy to identify, detain, and deport all individuals found to be in the UK illegally, and to ensure that such policies are backed by the necessary legislative, diplomatic, logistical and financial resources to restore confidence in the rule of law and the security of the UK’s borders.
Bradley said:
“Illegally entering our country must never be rewarded. Therefore, if you enter the UK illegally then you should be immediately deported, no ifs, no buts.
“To strengthen our borders, a national strategy to identify, detain, and deport all illegal migrants is now a necessity. This I believe is the only way to restore confidence in our immigration system.
“We also need to deter further illegal migration into our country by implementing an effective deterrent – and we’re not going to get one out of this weak Government that made scrapping the Rwanda deterrent one of their first decisions.
“We desperately need to redress the balance in favour of the UK taxpayer. We cannot be in denial about the extent of the cost to the British state.
“The interests of the UK taxpayer must be first and foremost. We cannot view UK taxpayers as just being there to shoulder a bill and disregard their legitimate concerns for their communities.”
