Stop the invasion of illegal immigrants coming across the English channel

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We do not have a problem with genuine refugees. However, one of the reasons for Brexit was to take control of our borders, and we believe some lawyers take advantage of the 1951 Geneva convention on refugees to enable immigrants who have illegally entered the UK to remain in the UK.

I am the son of two immigrants who entered the UK legally from India. By failing to withdraw from this convention, we believe the UK is misdirecting resources, that could be used to help those in genuine need, to support people who entered the UK illegally. We must withdraw from this convention so that these lawyers can't use this technicality and these illegals don't abuse it.

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 illegal attempts to enter the UK, but it's not clear if you want the Government to withdraw from the Geneva Convention, change domestic law, or do something else.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Take action to prevent illegal attempts to enter UK across the Channel: Take action to prevent illegal attempts to enter UK across the Channel

Timeline

7 Jan 2023	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jan 2023

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