Molly Haglund

Britain is a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. But despite its international legal obligations as signatory to this and other human rights conventions, the reception granted to those knocking on Britain鈥檚 door in hope of protection is far from welcoming or humane. In fact, Britain appears to be doing everything in its power to keep its doors tightly closed to those often referred to as 鈥渟croungers,鈥 鈥渢errorists,鈥 鈥渆conomic migrants,鈥 or other 鈥渂ogus鈥 refugees hiding behind a smokescreen of asylum 鈥 adding deadbolts by the day.