The Great Asylum Scam | Rob Bates – The Sceptic Ep.70

About this episode

Rob Bates discusses the student visa scam and immigration reforms in the UK.

Rob Bates on the great student visa scam, the trouble with Labour’s immigration reforms and the desperate smears of Hope Not Hate. In Episode 70 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Rob Bates, Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control, on Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms and whether they go far enough, the scandal of migrants using student visas to claim asylum and what Reform should do next on migration policy. Plus: Hope Not Hate’s bizarre attempt to smear Laurie in its ‘State of Hate’ report. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow the Centre for Migration Control on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

People in this episode

Host: Laurie Wastell

Guest: Rob Bates

Topics covered

• asylum
• immigration reform
• student visa scam
• political commentary
• migration policy

Keywords

• asylum
• student visa
• immigration
• Labour
• Hope Not Hate
• migration policy
• Rob Bates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Migration Control, Hope Not Hate, Labour, Daily Sceptic

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