The British Foreign Office resorted to the assistance of a veiled immigrant who lives with her family in Rwanda, with the aim of persuading immigrants to Britain to move to live in the Republic of Rwanda, located in the center of the African continent.
The promotional video clip, which was published by the British Foreign Office on its Twitter account yesterday, Sunday, showed a veiled woman named Sana, saying: "It's been years since the first day we arrived here. I remember when we arrived at the airport, we smelled the air and said: Well, there is oxygen here."
This is our home.
Sanaa and her husband have built a better life for themselves in Rwanda.
The UK 🤝 Rwanda Migration Partnership puts in place skill development programs to help build a new and prosperous life in one of the fastest-growing conflicts.
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— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) December 18, 2022
Sanaa praised the advantages of living in Rwanda, saying: "Here is a clean, pleasant and safe country, and the government provides facilities for immigrants with the utmost respect."
She added, "The question that comes to anyone's mind when they think of Africa is usually, is it safe or not? And the answer is yes, and you can start your life with a little money here, all you have to do is work hard, because there is no easy place, and this What you should do anywhere else, even in your own country."
On Monday, the British High Court ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was legal.
In the text of her decisions, she said that what is wrong with the British government is that it “did not properly consider individual cases,” but the plan itself is “legal.”
A statement from Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman on today's High Court ruling on the UK-Rwanda Migration & Economic Development Partnership 🇬🇧🇷🇼.
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— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) December 19, 2022
UK Home Secretary Sowella Braverman applauded the decision, saying, "Our pioneering migration partnership with Rwanda will support people relocated to build a new life there, and we will fight the business of people smuggling gangs who put their lives at risk through dangerous and illegal small boat crossings."
Our ground-breaking migration partnership with Rwanda will provide relocated individuals with support to build new lives there, while disrupting the business model of people smuggling gangs putting lives at risk through dangerous and illegal small boat crossings.
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— Suella Braverman MP (@SuellaBraverman) December 19, 2022
The British government had concluded an agreement with its Rwandan counterpart in mid-April 2021 to transfer illegal immigrants and asylum seekers from British territory to Rwanda, in a 5-year pilot plan, in exchange for Rwanda receiving economic support, worth 120 million pounds sterling. About 146.5 million US dollars.
🇬🇧🇷🇼 The Migration Partnership allows those in genuine need to develop themselves to have a peaceful safe life just like Hassan and Aman.
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— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) December 17, 2022
Activists and bloggers on social media criticized the video, which was published by the British Foreign Office.
This decision was circulated to Europe, especially after Britain relied on public security internally and based on international statistics of crimes committed by refugees in recent years. Today Britain and yesterday Germany and Sweden began to deport those who had grave violations or legal violations or endangered the state to national security, and tomorrow France.!
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— Mary carlos , Left party member ✝️🎖✊🏻 (@hamasaty2021) December 18, 2022
One blogger said: "Are you going to send Ukrainian refugees to Rwanda too? Or is this hospitality only available to people of different skin colors?!".
Are you sending Ukrainian refugees to Rwanda?
Or is this luxury only available with certain skin colours?
— RashiD (@iHateMyMobile) December 18, 2022
While the activist, Aisha Ben Ali, commented on the performance of Mrs. Sana, who appears in the video, saying: "The woman speaks with great fear and hesitation, and this video has been memorized, so that everyone who thinks about illegal immigration can see that they do not do this."
The woman speaks with great fear and hesitation, and she has been memorized. This video is for everyone who thinks about illegal immigration to see, not to do this, https://t.co/0Y4tyXadt4
- Aisha Bint Ali (@ Aisha77Ali) December 18, 2022
In mid-June, the British Supreme Court supported the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a day before the deportation was suspended by a decision of the European Court of Human Rights, while the United Nations considered the move a disastrous precedent.
Every year, thousands - mostly young men - cross the Channel to reach the British coast on board small boats.
Britain sends tens of millions of euros to France each year to help stop boat crossings, including stepping up beach patrols and securing equipment such as night vision goggles.