By Tony O’Reilly-
Soft borders pose an existential threat to western culture, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said while speaking in Washington at the American Enterprise Institute, Suella Braverman
Braverman said it was time for the “definition of who qualifies for protection” to be “tightened” as she advocated for changes to international treaties governing refugee rules.
Without a major overhaul and international co-operation, the senior Conservative warned that developed nations face being wiped out by a wave of economic migration.
She said uncontrolled and irregular migration was “an existential challenge for the political and cultural institutions of the West”.
We have created a system of almost infinite supply, incentivising millions of people to try their luck, knowing full well that we have no capacity to meet more than a fraction of demand
“Just as it is a basic rule of history that nations which cannot defend their borders will not long survive, it is a basic rule of politics that political systems which cannot control their borders will not maintain the consent of the people, and thus not long endure,” she said during a speech made in Washington DC on Tuesday.
Mrs Braverman said European and United Nations’ the challenge of getting member states to agree on changes makes the accord of human rights a struggle to update.
Braverman said there was also a “more cynical” reason for not broaching reforms, arguing there was a “fear of being branded a racist or illiberal”.
She said offering asylum to a person because they are gay, a woman or fearing discrimination in their home country is not sustainable.
“The global asylum framework is a promissory note that the West cannot fulfil,” she warned.
“We have created a system of almost infinite supply, incentivising millions of people to try their luck, knowing full well that we have no capacity to meet more than a fraction of demand.”