Imagine you were on a debating team. You were given the job of advocating positively in favour of non-EU immigrants of colour.

Could you? If only as Devil's advocate? I bet you could make a really persuasive argument.

You'd have to because no one really wants to hear the obvious realities. Apparently, the worst thing in the world is an homogeneous, cohesive society. Not exactly sure why - too many albinos? Who knows.

Here is my problem.

When we allow a number of asylum seekers from certain places, you will always get a small but significant number of criminal types.
Some countries clearly have a bigger proportion than others.

We seem incapable of vetting people sufficiently, so the only other way to prevent the deluge of crime committed by migrants is to stop migration from certain countries.

We are told that these people aren't safe where they come from, despite them often travelling through multiple countries to get here.
Perhaps we should all apply for asylum in France en masse because Britain is no longer safe thanks to our politicians.

For instance, where I work there are many asylum seekers from South Africa. Now, obviously there is a lot of crime in South Africa, nevertheless there is authority, a democratic government and there is not widespread torture, coercion or suppression of beliefs. Really the people are leaving for reasons that, at the most, can be considered to be safer - as there is clearly less crime in Europe.
It is, therefore, only a matter of time before there are asylum seekers from European countries like the UK. If you live on a lawless estate in London, constantly harassed by gangs for instance, then why not claim asylum in France? I can't see how it is that different a concept to South Africans claiming asylum.

When you think about places like Detroit then one can only imagine what might happen in the future. If any of the poorest people there had thought of it yet, they'd be claiming asylum. I truly believe it's only a matter of time before you see people from supposedly richer Western countries seek asylum abroad in places like Australia. The press will have a field day pulling the people apart too - but that's another story.

This might be the fig leaf, but it is not the reason.

The true reasons are wholly economic.

On the one hand, cheap immigrant labour depresses wages and inflation and increases economic growth. Why do you think the Tories are so averse to any effective policy? They are desperate for the green shoots that might save them from electoral oblivion. The Rwanda thing is pure smoke and mirrors.

On the other hand, stemming and reversing the flow is too big a draw from limited and diminishing public funds. The opportunity cost would be crippling and would lower the quality of life for most Britons. "You" (i.e. possibly not you?) may be happy in your mortgage free home, no personal debt, reasonable pension, and private health insurance but most people would be noticeably compromised.