''When you are in a hole, stop digging.'' This quote was attributed to the Labour Party politician, Denis Healy, in 1988; he meant that when you got yourself into a hole of political difficulties it is best to stop digging as the first step to solve your problems.
The government has got itself into a deep hole over the Rwanda immigration policy which is a complete failure at the moment and will continue to be. The Rwandan scheme of deporting so called "illegal" immigrants and asylum seekers, or boat people, to Rwanda, is already a failure. The Rwandan government will, at the most, allow 500 unfortunate immigrants to be accommodated in hotels, but there are around 28,000 boat people arriving every year, so even if there is a way found to legally deport the boat people then thousands will remain to be detained in the UK.
Thousands of boat people have risked their lives to arrive on the UK shores so being deported to Rwanda will not act as a deterrent to many. Likewise, the death penalty never stopped murders and it was useless as a deterrent.
It would be best to find an alternative policy to deporting boat people and stop this inhumane stupidity.
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