Petition · past parliament
Put a stop to economic illegal immigrants coming from France into the U.K.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Economic migrants are crossing the channel in large numbers and nothing is being done to stop this. Anyone coming into the country in this way should be fast tracked and if found to be a non genuine asylum seeker deported back to the country of origin immediately afterwards.
Legislation should be put in place in order to facilitate this with no appeal system once found to be in the U.K. for economic reasons.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about people travelling to the UK for economic reasons, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
If someone has traveled to the UK illegally and does not have a legitimate reason to stay they are already subject to deportation.
Immigration officers already have the power to take several actions against illegal migrants, including the power to detain them for "the purpose of removal": https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537231/Immigration_Act_-_Part_3_-_Enforcement.pdf.
We understand that you are concerned about people travelling to the UK for economic reasons, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
If someone has traveled to the UK illegally and does not have a legitimate reason to stay they are already subject to deportation.
Immigration officers already have the power to take several actions against illegal migrants, including the power to detain them for "the purpose of removal": https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537231/Immigration_Act_-_Part_3_-_Enforcement.pdf.
Timeline
| 3 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.