US Should Adopt UK’s ‘Rwanda Plan’ to Address Illegal Immigration

US Should Adopt UK’s ‘Rwanda Plan’ to Address Illegal Immigration
The UK’s ‘Rwanda Plan’ could serve as a model for the United States as both countries struggle to stem illegal immigration. Immigrants should be deported or sent to a safe third country to await the processing of their asylum claims. Pictured: Illegal immigrants sit on an inflatable raft before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, France, on July 18, 2023. Bernard Barron/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Hankinson
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After nearly two years of legal and political challenges, the UK Parliament has finally passed a law confirming that Rwanda is a safe place to send people who arrive in the UK illegally by sea. This is a major policy win for the Conservative government of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a victory for common sense. The UK, like the United States and Europe, is experiencing mass illegal immigration in the guise of asylum claims. The British devised the Rwanda plan in response, but the United States already has successful equivalents that can be resurrected when there is a will to once again control America’s borders.
Simon Hankinson
Simon Hankinson
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Simon Hankinson, a former foreign service officer with the State Department, is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center.