Britain is the best place in Europe to be an immigrant
What other countries can learn from its example
The idea of Britain as a nation of immigration might seem counterintuitive. Its citizens voted to leave the European Union in 2016 after they were promised a tighter chokehold on inflows of people from Europe. This week politicians in Parliament tussled over a bill that will make it easier to ship asylum-seekers to Rwanda without hearing their pleas—the latest in a string of illiberal laws designed to “stop the boats”.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Britain’s superpower”
Leaders March 23rd 2024
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