visiting touch and i have spent the last week visiting european countries, france, italv. visiting european countries, france, italv. those visiting european countries, france, italy, those further upstream in north italy, those further upstream in north africa under european countries are grappling with the same countries are grappling with the same challenge, how to accommodate very large same challenge, how to accommodate very large numbers of mostly economic very large numbers of mostly economic migrants, how to deal with their cases economic migrants, how to deal with their cases in an efficient manner. the asvlum their cases in an efficient manner. the asylum system is riddled with abuse. the asylum system is riddled with abuse. we the asylum system is riddled with abuse, we have be honest. you have been in charge abuse, we have be honest. you have been in charge of abuse, we have be honest. you have been in charge of it abuse, we have be honest. you have
detaining and deporting people, what more can you tell us? the government here is under more can you tell us? the government here is under huge more can you tell us? the government here is under huge political here is under huge political pressure to get down the numbers of illegal immigrants coming to the uk. last year 16,000 illegal migrants tried to cross the english channel by boat and that is a huge number, big rise on the year before and it s been rising over the past 5 10 years so the government has brought in this new act, the illegal migration bill which is going through parliament but it could be stopped at the european court of rights, the court of appeal, and it might even not get through the house of lords. the bill, government officials have said the costs of implementing the bill might reach £2 billion over two years. the bill really is saying that what is going to happen to these migrants is that they will be held in the uk for 21 days while processed and then thos