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| Bishop of Dover: Migration concerns only for 'brown people’ | Bishop of Dover: Migration concerns only for 'brown people’ |
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| Ms Wilkin is the first black female bishop appointed by the Church of England | Ms Wilkin is the first black female bishop appointed by the Church of England |
| The Bishop of Dover says she believes some British people are only concerned about immigration of "brown people" but would open their homes to others. | The Bishop of Dover says she believes some British people are only concerned about immigration of "brown people" but would open their homes to others. |
| Speaking to the BBC's HARDtalk, Rose-Hudson Wilkin said she does not hear complaints about Ukrainians or Chinese Hong Kong citizens entering the UK. | |
| "Isn't that interesting? I find it interesting", she told Stephen Sackur. | "Isn't that interesting? I find it interesting", she told Stephen Sackur. |
| A government spokesman said: "It is wrong to compare and set vulnerable groups against each other." | A government spokesman said: "It is wrong to compare and set vulnerable groups against each other." |
| The bishop was addressing concerns her congregants may have about small boat arrivals on the Kent coast. | The bishop was addressing concerns her congregants may have about small boat arrivals on the Kent coast. |
| Ms Wilkin, who was born in Jamaica and is the first black female bishop appointed by the Church of England, said some British people "do not understand their own history". | Ms Wilkin, who was born in Jamaica and is the first black female bishop appointed by the Church of England, said some British people "do not understand their own history". |
| She said: "I love to remind the British that they were economic migrants when they went to Africa, when they went to Asia, when they travelled to the Caribbean. | She said: "I love to remind the British that they were economic migrants when they went to Africa, when they went to Asia, when they travelled to the Caribbean. |
| "They wanted to improve their lives. That's what these people are doing." | "They wanted to improve their lives. That's what these people are doing." |
| And she said it was because of those global historic links that "people feel a natural affinity and connection" with Britain and wanted to come here. | And she said it was because of those global historic links that "people feel a natural affinity and connection" with Britain and wanted to come here. |
| 'Appalled' | 'Appalled' |
| Tens of thousands of people crossed the Channel on small boats last year, many of whom came from some of the poorest and most chaotic parts of the world. | Tens of thousands of people crossed the Channel on small boats last year, many of whom came from some of the poorest and most chaotic parts of the world. |
| So far this year, more than 8,000 have made the journey - 2,000 less than this time last year. | So far this year, more than 8,000 have made the journey - 2,000 less than this time last year. |
| £63,000 more to remove a migrant than keep in UK | £63,000 more to remove a migrant than keep in UK |
| Migration Bill 'breaches' human rights obligations | Migration Bill 'breaches' human rights obligations |
| Migration bill passes as Tory rebellion defused | Migration bill passes as Tory rebellion defused |
| How is the UK stopping Channel crossings? | How is the UK stopping Channel crossings? |
| The government's Illegal Migration Bill aims to give ministers the power to remove anyone arriving in the UK illegally, and migrants would then be barred from claiming asylum. | The government's Illegal Migration Bill aims to give ministers the power to remove anyone arriving in the UK illegally, and migrants would then be barred from claiming asylum. |
| Instead they would be detained and removed, either to Rwanda - with which the UK has an agreement - or another "safe country". | Instead they would be detained and removed, either to Rwanda - with which the UK has an agreement - or another "safe country". |
| Ms Wilkin said she was "appalled" by the government's plans as "since time immemorial people have moved, people have picked themselves up, picked their families up and decided [to go] where life is better." | Ms Wilkin said she was "appalled" by the government's plans as "since time immemorial people have moved, people have picked themselves up, picked their families up and decided [to go] where life is better." |
| A government spokesperson said: "It is wrong to compare and set vulnerable groups against each other. The UK has a proud history of supporting those in need of protection. | A government spokesperson said: "It is wrong to compare and set vulnerable groups against each other. The UK has a proud history of supporting those in need of protection. |
| "Our resettlement programmes have provided safe and legal routes to better futures for hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe. | "Our resettlement programmes have provided safe and legal routes to better futures for hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe. |
| "However, the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale, and change is needed to prevent vile people smugglers putting people's lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. | "However, the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale, and change is needed to prevent vile people smugglers putting people's lives at risk and to fix the broken global asylum system. |
| "Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with a track record of supporting asylum seekers." | "Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with a track record of supporting asylum seekers." |
| You can listen to the full interview with Rose-Hudson Wilkin, the Bishop of Dover, on BBC Sounds or BBC iPlayer. | You can listen to the full interview with Rose-Hudson Wilkin, the Bishop of Dover, on BBC Sounds or BBC iPlayer. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| English Channel | English Channel |
| The Church of England | The Church of England |
| Dover | Dover |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Migration | Migration |