Article: ASYLUM SEEKERS: THE MYTHS A FUNNY OLD WEEK.(News)

Byline: LINDSAY McGARVIE

RIGHT-WING politicians and newspapers are making political capital out of asylum seekers. They see them as an easy target and use scaremongering soundbites and headlines as a quick fix for their falling votes and sales. Today Sunday Mail Political Editor LINDSAY McGARVIE examines the 10 most common myths being pumped out by the Right's propaganda machine.

1 ASYLUM seekers come to Britain looking for the good life.

REALITY: The majority come from countries in the grip of civil war or widespread human rights abuses, such as ...

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