UK Asylum Reforms: Orphans First, Apparently
The mainstream reports this as a policy shift, but omit the chilling historical echo. This isn't reform; it’s a tightening of the screws on the most defenseless, a political tradition as old as empire itself. Remember when the British Empire carved up entire continents? Now they can’t handle a few desperate children. One might wonder at the timing, as if the UK isn't facing a crisis of public
services, but has ample resources to specifically target and traumatize children for political points. Their home secretary, James Cleverly, (Oh, the irony!) said it would ‘deter illegal migration.’ Yes, because a small child’s life goal is 'illegal migration' rather than mere survival. How many orphaned children must Britain process before it's considered 'tough' enough on border control? When
did the measure of a nation's strength become its cruelty?