A DECADE of the hostile environment has left thousands of migrants destitute and at breaking point or worse, campaigners said on the 10th anniversary since the policies were launched.
On May 25 2012, then-home secretary Theresa May laid out her intention to create a “very hostile environment for illegal immigrants” in an interview with the Daily Telegraph.
The anti-immigration policies that ensued were aimed at making life unbearable for people who had overstayed by restricting their access to healthcare, housing and benefits.
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