TELEGRAPH BLOGS – ALEX SINGLETON: The Swiss know how to stand up for themselves. In a referendum yesterday, they voted in favour of the automatic deportation of foreigners who commit serious crimes. Needless to say, the latte liberals at Amnesty International are appalled and – revealing their utter contempt for democracy – are calling on Swiss politicians to ignore the will of the people.
Amnesty’s reasoning is that deportations could cause convicts to be sent back to countries where they could face persecution. But this is a ridiculous argument: no one is forcing visitors to Switzerland to commit offences. If people don’t want to be sent back home, why don’t they just desist from rape, robbery, murder and fraud? The new Swiss policy is so obviously a sensible idea that we ought to copy it here. >>> Alex Singleton | Monday, November 29, 2010
Mr. Singleton suggests that we should follow the lead of the Swiss, and also deport foreign criminals. I agree with him: We should. But there’s one big problem: The British are bereft of organizational skills. In fact, they couldn’t organize a sex orgy in a brothel! – © Mark
