My MIL is currently seeking asylum and has been for a long, long time now.
She is a wonderful woman who has 4 children, the eldest of whom is 26 and lives in the UK (my OH).
She was happily looking after her family and working on a white owned farm in Zimbabwe. Her youngest son was only 3-4ish the eldest 19.
The farm was raided and the farmer was badly beaten, she managed to escape un-noticed or harmed so she thought. Some weeks later she was named as one of the workers on the farm and was found and badly beaten. She was told to leave Zim or her and her family would be killed.
So she left. On her own. Leaving her husband (who was forced to condem her) and all 4 children behind.
The family only had enough money to get her to the UK so she came alone.
Her youngest son is now 9, and is being looked after by his older brother (17) and sister (15) as my FIL has had to go to South Africa to work.
She hasn't seen them since she left just over 7 years ago!
Her application for Assylum was turned down last year! She is currently appealing.
Put yourself in her shoes, imagine leaving your 3 year old son behind not to mention the other 3 and your husband. Knowing you will never be able to safely return and may never see them again.
It makes me cry my eyes out just thinking about it.
If any one of you could honestly say you would send the most in need people back to a country to be raped, tortured and killed just because they use some of our resources then you should be ashamed.
Condemning innocent families to death is not something that sits well with me.