I grew up with a lot of people around my academic family who had fled various regimes of the 1970s and 1980s- every one of them was a real asset to any nation. We knew them well, over years an years- I can't understand why so many people have such fearful ideas about refugees...
And a reminder. There is no evidence that most of those seeking asylum are economic migrants. fullfact.org/immigration/...
No evidence ‘vast majority’ of people crossing Channel in small boats are economic migrants – Full Fact
Research indicates that the majority of people crossing the Channel go on to be granted asylum, but the full picture is not covered by official statistics.