| The asylum process differs from country to country | | | | asylum. |
| and as does the length of time to make a decision, be | | | | The highest number of asylum seekers are coming |
| that positive or negative. | | | | from Iraq, Iran, Somalia and an increasing number of |
| According to the 2005 UN statistics, the USA admitted | | | | Chinese are claiming asylum in the UK. The reasons |
| the highest number of asylum seekers in the | | | | for claiming asylum vary from Political and Religious |
| developed world in the past five years with the UK not | | | | Oppression to Tribal Conflict and Sexual Orientation in |
| far behind. I have been to New York and established | | | | a country that has no freedom regarding sexuality. |
| Polish and Irish communities already exist from | | | | The problem is removing those asylum seekers that |
| previous mass movement of refugees after the | | | | have been refused asylum as they often disappear |
| potato famine in Ireland and World War II which led to | | | | into society working illegally and moving from location |
| millions of Poles relocating around the war after Stalin | | | | to location to avoid detention and deportation. Charles |
| had stated that any Poles that fought for the allies | | | | Clark is the third Home Secretary in past few years to |
| would face persecution under the Russian controlled | | | | lose his jobs over the problem of immigration. These |
| communist government of Poland at that time. | | | | problems are leading to the Far-Right British National |
| May people see the USA and UK via cable TV and | | | | Party making political gains due to the immigration |
| think that the streets are paved with gold. It's only | | | | problems. |
| when they arrive in these countries that they realise | | | | But this increase in far Right popularity has not stopped |
| that life is not easy and that poverty and | | | | asylum seekers coming to the UK in search of safety |
| homelessness still exists in two of the richest countries | | | | and sanctuary and with the continuing trouble in Iraq, |
| of the world. The UK has strong colonial links from the | | | | political and nuclear problems in Iran, renewed fighting in |
| days of the British Empire with a third of the world | | | | Somalia and the ever lasting border war between |
| once coming under its protectorate. These strong links, | | | | Ethiopia and Eritrea; It looks like the USA and UK will |
| its multi-cultural society and the English language mean | | | | continue honouring its agreement under the UN |
| the UK is often favoured as a destination for claiming | | | | Convention for years to come. |