Tilly
Platinum Member
Charities are reporting that many of the 'residents' of the Grenfell Tower Block were illegal immigrants and that a lot of illegal sub letting was going on.
One charity used the unfortunate phrase 'great swathes' to describe the numbers of illegal immigrants living in the block.
Because they are illegal immigrants, those who escaped are not coming forward to help the authorities ascertain how many people were actually living in the block, and therefore, how many may have lost their lives.
Theresa May has given assurances that their immigration status will not be investigated, and if they come forward they will receive any help they need, including housing.
However, Mayor Khan and Comrade Bin Corbyn are demanding they are given permanent amnesty so that they cannot be deported at any time in the future, and that sub-letters will not be prosecuted.
I agree with May that these people should be treated well and be given all the help that they need NOW, but I'm not so happy with another amnesty.
One of the apartments was found to have 42 bodies in it. We can't be sure why, but if this is down to sub-letters (who are often criminal gangs) then they too should be prosecuted.
What kind of message will this send out? This country 'loses' hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants annually, no doubt many of them are being illegally sub-let to in the many blocks like this one - a criminal offence that carries a 5 yr prison sentence.
Why bother having laws if we continually fail to apply them?
One charity used the unfortunate phrase 'great swathes' to describe the numbers of illegal immigrants living in the block.
Because they are illegal immigrants, those who escaped are not coming forward to help the authorities ascertain how many people were actually living in the block, and therefore, how many may have lost their lives.
Theresa May has given assurances that their immigration status will not be investigated, and if they come forward they will receive any help they need, including housing.
However, Mayor Khan and Comrade Bin Corbyn are demanding they are given permanent amnesty so that they cannot be deported at any time in the future, and that sub-letters will not be prosecuted.
I agree with May that these people should be treated well and be given all the help that they need NOW, but I'm not so happy with another amnesty.
One of the apartments was found to have 42 bodies in it. We can't be sure why, but if this is down to sub-letters (who are often criminal gangs) then they too should be prosecuted.
What kind of message will this send out? This country 'loses' hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants annually, no doubt many of them are being illegally sub-let to in the many blocks like this one - a criminal offence that carries a 5 yr prison sentence.
Why bother having laws if we continually fail to apply them?
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