A little over two years into office and the asylum backlog is down, the number of asylum seekers in hotels is falling, illegal working arrests are at record levels, and deportations and returns are up markedly.
Home Secretary comments on asylum policies and statistics.
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There is nothing fair about a system that is based upon uncontrolled, unsafe and illegal routes into this country.
Iran and Russia are using proxies and thugs to do their dirty work on our shores.
The government has already done some work in this area, but I'm sure we will have to go further.
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