UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said Britain\u2019s immigration system is broken, failing people fleeing persecution and danger while benefiting those who pay criminal gangs to get them into the country.<\/p>\n
Patel, writing in the Sun newspaper, said she will announce a new plan for immigration this week to make \u201cmuch-needed changes.\u201d The overhaul is designed to raise the standard of proof needed to justify an asylum claim and will also involve a test against which all asylum requests can be assessed, said Patel.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccess to the UK\u2019s asylum system should be based on need, not on the ability to pay people smugglers,\u201d said Patel.<\/p>\n
The reforms represent \u201cthe most comprehensive overhaul of asylum and borders in decades,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n
She insisted the new rules will better protect and support those in genuine need of asylum while also \u201cmarking a step change in our posture as we toughen our stance against illegal entry and the criminals who endanger life by enabling it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The immigration plan will also make it easier to remove from the UK people \u201cwho have no right to be here,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n