Illegal Immigrants 'Would Cost £1 Million Each if Granted Amnesty'

The extra burden on the public purse is the "hidden cost" of unlawful migrants settling and starting families such as the potential drain on the benefits system, according to research by Migrationwatch.

And a similar drain could be felt by asylum seekers who are successful in their claims and allowed to settle here lawfully, the report said.

It means the country would face an eventual bill of up to £1 trillion if it had an amnesty.

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UK: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants

On Monday, as London lies empty in the bank holiday sun, a hidden world will erupt. The capital's immigrant communities, together with members of parishes, schools and charities, MPs and trade unionists, will converge on Parliament Square. About 20,000 people will walk together to Trafalgar Square, holding up a bright orange banner that simply reads: "Strangers into Citizens".

In the square, those gathered will hear a call for a measure that is practical, humane and of obvious benefit: a Spanish-style regularisation of a portion of the UK's irregular migrants, also known as "a pathway into citizenship" of the sort advocated by Barack Obama.

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