The Countess of Mar has resigned from the Immigration Appeals Tribunal in despair at what she described as the incompetence of such a flawed, overloaded system, it was reported in a number of newspapers yesterday.
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Lady Mar who is a a cross bencher and deputy speaker of the House of Lords as well as vice-president of the association representing tribunal members, claimed in a Sunday newspaper the immigration system was a farce as it failed to expelrejected asylum seekers while letting down deserving cases.
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She said those whose appeals were refused but who were not removed merely sank into oblivion. As has been much reported in the media only very few 'illegals' are actually deported.
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The Countesses resignation coincides with the publication of a damning report on immigration controls by the Home Affairs Committee in Westminster. The MPs warned the foreign prisoners fiasco was caused partly by the government's prioritising of asylum targets, resulting in it not being recognised early enough.
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Lady Mar argued the problems began when the former Tory government stopped issuing work permits and those who were previously able to work legally wereforced to reach the UK by other routes.
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She said: "I would sit and hear cases and give them my most careful and anxious scrutiny, knowing full well that even if you decided someone should not stay here they would not be sent back. The whole process is a farce and needs to be revised."If I had my way, what I would say is come to our country and you are very welcome if you find yourself a job within six weeks, if you keep our laws and don't demand health service treatment immediately, and after so many years youcan come into the system - and if you can't do that you get sent back immediately."
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