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Boris Johnson Announces the UK Will Send Illegal Migrants to Rwanda
townhall.com ^ | 4/18/2022 1118 hrs edt | Madeline Leesman

Posted on 04/18/2022 11:13:31 AM PDT by rktman

On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the British government will begin sending migrants who illegally enter to Rwanda in an effort to stop illegal immigration.

According to The New York Times, the new policy will apply to anyone who entered the UK illegally since Jan. 1.

The Times noted that Johnson stated during remarks on Thursday that the move was made possible by Brexit.

“In a speech on Thursday, Mr. Johnson said his plan could resettle thousands of migrants who cross the English Channel after long journeys from countries like Albania, Iraq and Sudan, and would apply to those who had arrived since January. He said that Britain ‘cannot sustain a parallel illegal system. Our compassion may be infinite, but our capacity to help people is not.’

In Rwanda, those who arrived in so-called emergency transit centers would be given the option of seeking resettlement to countries other than Britain, returning home or to a previous country of asylum, or staying in Rwanda. Britain will pay Rwanda 120 million pounds, about $157 million, to finance opportunities including education, vocational and skills training and language lessons.”

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; rwanda; yesplease
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Well, I like the idea but I wouldn't pony up any cash since we have a pretty good idea it wouldn't be used for the intended results. Still.................. When will the u.n. step in and try to put the kibosh on that?
1 posted on 04/18/2022 11:13:31 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

Rwanda is beautiful this time of year!!


2 posted on 04/18/2022 11:15:13 AM PDT by albie
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since you can buy an entire home in Rwanda for about $50 bucks, this would be a good idea for the USA too.


3 posted on 04/18/2022 11:15:34 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: rktman

Send them to Delaware. Joe will take them.


4 posted on 04/18/2022 11:15:50 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: rktman

Send all of ours there too bye bye


5 posted on 04/18/2022 11:16:24 AM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: rktman

As if one single Euro will get past Rwanda’s bureaucrats. But Boris already knows this.


6 posted on 04/18/2022 11:19:58 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa

Kinda like red cross goods getting a mile past the port they’re unload at. Unless the head miltary guys live more than a mile away.


7 posted on 04/18/2022 11:23:42 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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US should send its illegals there also - there or Russia - it could use the population - nice hectare lots available free in Siberia.


8 posted on 04/18/2022 11:25:01 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: rktman

Send them to north korea or china-


9 posted on 04/18/2022 11:28:06 AM PDT by Bob434 (.)
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To: rktman

Is he the Prime Minister of Rwanda? What right does he have to do this? Did he get permission from U.K. Prime Minister Carrie Symonds before he said this?


10 posted on 04/18/2022 11:28:13 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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How does the U.S. have the authority to send people to a sovereign nation? Is that a precedence you want to set?


11 posted on 04/18/2022 11:28:59 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: albie

I know a family of Tutsis that left there forever.
Apparently the Hutus are not very nice...


12 posted on 04/18/2022 11:29:53 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: chuckee

No thanks. Plenty of Delawareans don’t care for that retard or his politics.


13 posted on 04/18/2022 11:30:48 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway

UK negotiated a deal with Rwanda.


14 posted on 04/18/2022 11:32:52 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: rktman

Very reasonable. “Our compassion may be infinite, but our capacity to help people is not.”


15 posted on 04/18/2022 11:33:19 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: nickcarraway

Rwanda is a member of the British Commonwealth.

They joined in 2009.


16 posted on 04/18/2022 11:34:19 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: rktman

Desantis’ bus trips take root on the other side of the pond?

Excellent .. LOL !


17 posted on 04/18/2022 11:37:18 AM PDT by tomkat ( SOTU = FUBAR )
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To: rktman

Looks like Brexit is paying off, good on Boris for doing this.


18 posted on 04/18/2022 11:38:38 AM PDT by jimwatx
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To: EEGator

Rwanda has made a pretty amazing turnaround since then.


19 posted on 04/18/2022 11:38:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mr. K

1000RWF = USD$0.99

Cost of living varies around USD$670 year with Lagos at USD$1,245

Cigarettes go for USD $1.50 pack in Kigali, beer 16oz = $0.99


20 posted on 04/18/2022 11:39:56 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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