|
|
Article: ASYLUM SEEKERS: THE MYTHS A FUNNY OLD WEEK.(News)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
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 ...