Originally Posted by
dgwright99
Yes indeed - and in general with many an America-hating rant thrown in for free.
This is one of those rather less well publicised, but I suspect that on a per-capita basis no less rare, examples of it happening the other way.
I agree, it would have been worth at least 5-6 pages on there if it was the US with another 3 added on due to the fact the young guy reportedly had “olive skin”.
In this case it simply sounds if the “lack of funds” is the most plausible explanation.
Originally Posted by
Showbizguru
Contrary to a lot of comment on here I've always been met with friendly US immigrations officials.... even more so after 9/11.
I realise it’s an unfashionable view on here but same IME e.g. MIA post 9/11 is much friendlier that it was 10-12 years ago. ^
Originally Posted by
Showbizguru
Well,you see the thing is most people who live in the UK fully support the Immigration service in trying to keep out unwanted people.
It sometimes,but not always,prevents bombs going off in our capital and killing our citizens of which there have been quite a few.
And if that means some travellers are inconvenienced by immigration officials doing their job then who gives a monkeys.
If you have a genuine reason for travel,evidence to prove where your going and funds to cover your stay in the UK so you're not sponging off our taxpayers like an awful lot of foreigners already are then the Immigration service will treat you like they do in America and anywhere else.
I would like to put it on record that I agree with everything you say.
On more than one occasion I’ve had to endure sticky questions from Brazilian immigration regarding my frequent visits to the country as the Polícia Federal are concerned I might be working there. A slight inconvenience and sometimes I only get the no. of days on my ticket rather than the usual 90 days but I understand they’re doing their job. As with transiting the US it’s always refreshing to visit a country that actually strives to keep control of its borders.
Originally Posted by
stut
Weren't the 7/7 bombers and 21/7 alleged attempters all British?
A bit OT but seeing you raised it we could discuss 2 of the “British” men sentenced to life imprisonment for the 21/7 attacks.
Yes, Muktar Said Ibrahim was “British” as he received a British passport in 2004. He arrived from Eritrea in 1992 as an asylum seeker and was granted exceptional leave to remain (presumably the 21/7 attacks were his way of saying thanks). He was naturalised in 2004 despite a key condition being that one must be “of good character” and the fact that in 1996 he had been sentenced to 5 years for committing vicious street robberies with a knife.
Yassin Hassan Omar was a Somali who arrived in Britain in 1992. He was granted indefinite leave to remain in 2000 and after receiving £24,000 in housing benefit for the next 5 years in addition to income support was presumably just as grateful as his evil cohort.
Some might suggest that cases such as these highlight the need for the UK authorities to take a tougher approach wrt immigration. Certainly it’s hard to “adam ‘n’ eve” what went on as Muktar and Yasin
might say.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...27/nbomb27.xml