Paying failed asylum seekers millions to go home is a bonkers migrant farce – and YOU’RE footing the bill

Copacabunga HANDING failed asylum seekers cash bribes to go home was always a bad idea and a waste of taxpayers’ money. The Home Secretary argued that a bung would be better bang for taxpayers’ buck than fighting long and costly legal challenges. So how is it panning out? Giving failed asylum seekers brbes to go home was always a bad idea and a TOTAL waste of taxpayers’ money 9,000 Brazilian migrants paid to leave Britain should have been sent packing on the next flight home not waltzing back to the airport with up to three grand in their pocket Credit: Getty – Contributor Since the assisted returns scheme was launched more than £40million has been spent on persuading 20,000 illegal migrants and asylum cheats to leave. But only a tiny handful are small boat migrants who exploit human rights laws on legal aid to dodge deportation. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Nearly half of those who pocketed a golden goodbye were from BRAZIL, a stable democracy. It is recognised across the EU as a safe country of origin, giving little scope for drawn-out appeals. The 9,000 Brazilians should have been sent packing on the next flight home not waltzing back to the airport with up to three grand in their pocket. READ MORE FROM THE SUN SAYS Meanwhile just seven Eritreans and 11 Sudanese — whose countries account for A THIRD of all Channel migrants — accepted a bung to return home. The fortune spent on this ill-conceived project would be better spent on secure camps for those who make the illegal crossing. There is no reason to hand millions of pounds to Brazilians who can easily be returned to their safe homeland. Unless it’s a cynical ploy to inflate the returns figures. Most read in The Sun Reds’ tape JOHN Healey’s plan to slash red tape holding back small businesses will be welcomed by the four million self-employed. Excessive form-filling is leaving overstretched plumbers, hairdressers and builders bogged down in paperwork when they could be out earning money. The Chancellor has been quick to recognise that the white van is a driving force of the economy — and he has recognised there is too much admin. But it will only scratch the surface for grafters struggling to survive the National Insurance hike imposed by his predecessor Rachel Reeves. And it will amount to nothing unless he keeps fuel duty frozen in his Budget. Soaring petrol and diesel prices already have a detrimental effect on business and the costs passed on to customers. Heed The Sun’s campaign, Chancellor, and KEEP IT DOWN. Overwoked FORGET treating patients. NHS chiefs are too busy renaming them. They should now be called “experts by experience,” according to woke officials at Sussex Health and Care. Under their guidance, medical assessments will be called “wellbeing discussions”. Patients won’t be discharged from hospital but get a “warm handover”. It took two years and taxpayers’ cash to produce this nonsense. Shame there’s no fancy new phrase for a six-hour wait in A&E. Comment now