{"id":122291,"date":"2023-12-17T17:59:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=122291"},"modified":"2023-12-17T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T17:59:12","slug":"how-one-country-stopped-illegal-migrants-on-small-boats-with-rwanda-like-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/how-one-country-stopped-illegal-migrants-on-small-boats-with-rwanda-like-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"How one country stopped illegal migrants on small boats with Rwanda-like policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australia’s successful approach to stopping thousands of illegal migrants arriving by boat has been compared to Britain’s Rwanda plan, ex-PM Boris Johnson claims.<\/p>\n

Mr Johnson detailed the “parallels” between both nation’s plans – and how, despite no flights having taken off for Rwanda, they adopt a similar approach, with one having seen the desired outcomes.<\/p>\n

This was shared in his latest opinion piece for Mail Online against a back-drop of alarmingly high migrant figures for the UK. Last year, more than 45,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats to reach the UK.<\/p>\n

Mr Johnson highlighted Australia’s success in curbing illegal migration by implementing a policy that involves processing potential arrivals in a third country and advocates for a similar approach in Britain with the Rwanda plan.<\/p>\n

The Australian strategy, implemented around 22 years ago by Prime Minister John Howard, aimed to address the challenges posed by the constant influx of illegal migrants arriving by sea.<\/p>\n

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The proposed plan involves sending illegal arrivals to Rwanda for processing, similar to the Australian approach with Nauru.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cI am in Australia, where 22 years ago the prime minister \u2014 the great John Howard \u2014 announced a policy that shocked the world. As the boats kept coming, laden to the gunwales, it had got to the point where the public was losing faith in the government and its ability to enforce the law.<\/p>\n

“So John Howard announced a new policy. In fact, it was not so much a policy as a principle, a statement of values, a broad and sweeping definition of the approach he proposed to take.<\/p>\n

“It was a single sentence, and he became so confident of its logic and appeal that he mounted that sentence on billboards across Australia. He dared his opponents to disagree. He dared the world to disapprove.\u201d<\/p>\n

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John Howard’s policy was encapsulated by saying: “We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances under which they come.”<\/p>\n

Facing public skepticism and criticism, Mr Howard proposed a deterrent measure that involved intercepting and processing potential illegal migrants outside Australian territory.<\/p>\n

The plan involved sending intercepted boats to Nauru, a Pacific island over 3,000 miles away from Australia, for immigration processing.<\/p>\n

Australia struck a deal with Nauru, where the country would receive, detain, process immigration applications, inform individuals of their status, and, if necessary, facilitate their return to their country of origin.<\/p>\n