Three-quarters of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats this year would be recognised as refugees if their application had been processed, analysis of Government figures suggests.
The study by the Refugee Council also found that once the Illegal Migration Act is fully enforced, as few as 3.5% of people arriving would be returned to their home countries every year, while thousands of remaining migrants would be left in limbo and could “disappear” into destitution on the margins of society.
