From sanctions to aid cuts, UK foreign policy is fuelling rising migration | Letters

Brendan O'Brien points to how western sanctions on countries including Afghanistan are a driving force behind the small boat crossings, while Nick Mayer calls for the overseas aid budget to be increased In her article on immigration (We need to work out a way forward on rising migration - the alternative is mass drownings, 22 August), Gaia Vince refers to population expansion, global warming, conflicts and disasters as factors that push people from their homes. One other factor has a major impac...