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Is an asylum amnesty the answer?

Nicky Campbell asks if an official amnesty on asylum seekers is the answer. It's emerged that thousands of asylum seekers have fallen through the cracks of the system.

Nicky Campbell asks if an official amnesty on asylum seekers is the answer.

Some MPs have accused the government of creating an unofficial amnesty for thousands of asylum seekers as part of efforts to clear a huge backlog of cases.

Ministers say that all they've been doing is sorting out the last government's 'mess' - and bringing the number of outstanding cases down.

But it's also emerged that thousands of asylum seekers have fallen through the cracks of the system - no-one knows where they are or what they might be doing.

Nicky takes your calls, and hears from guests including the leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage.

1 hour

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  • Thu 2 Jun 2011 09:00