Using Windrush to justify UK visa rule for Ukrainian refugees baffles experts
by Amelia Gentleman from World news | The Guardian on (#5XZSS)
Analysis: Windrush scandal wrongly categorised people as illegal immigrants, while most Ukrainian refugees have documentation
Why has Britain, unlike every other country in Europe, insisted on requiring all Ukrainian refugees to obtain visas before travelling here?
In justifying the decision, Priti Patel has again pointed to the Windrush scandal as a key factor in the government's refusal to waive visas for people fleeing Ukraine. But it is a reasoning that has left immigration experts baffled.
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