We’ve had a lot of stuff on the blog recently about the way in which immigration and asylum are being treated in this election – from Labour lumping the subject in as ‘crime and immigration’ in their manifesto, to Brown, Cameron and Clegg all trying to outflank each other on the right while talking about it during the televised debates.

Which is why the release of this new asylum myth-busting pamphlet, produced by people working alongside Asylum Seekers in Glasgow, couldn’t have come a better time . Not only does it expose some of the most popular asylum myths for the outright lies that they are, but it also examines why this is happening – and the agenda of some of the biggest perpetrators spreading these falsities. It’s brilliant – go read it, and get everyone you know to as well.

“Many people believe asylum seekers are one of our society’s biggest problems. No wonder. The scarestories printed every day in the Sun, Express, Star and Mail are hardly ever challenged in the press or in parliament. That’s why we’ve set out some facts that might make you see things differently. We think they show that asylum seekers are not causing these problems, but that asylum seekers are being used as scapegoats. It’s the oldest trick in the book. Blame the other fella. Divide and rule. We produced this leaflet because we’re fed up too. Fed up with services that get worse instead of better. Fed up with council tax hikes and impossible house prices. Fed up with schools and hospitals being run down and sold off piecemeal. Fed up with low pay and crime. Above all, we’re fed up being lied to about why this is happening.”

DOWNLOAD THE LEAFLET HERE

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