Green Party leader quizzed on immigrationpublished at 09:08 BST
John Adderley
Politics reporter
Zack Polanski is clear he
dislikes the way immigration is talked about by most of the other parties.
He
says he has a more “humanitarian, dignified approach” to migrants, pointing
out they make a huge contribution to society.
He says there are 150,000 vacancies in the health service, and while it’s important to train and recruit
staff from this country, migrants make a huge contribution which should be
valued.
Speaking on BBC Radio Solent, Polanski says the UK could stop small boats today by offering safe and
legal routes for people crossing the Channel.
He says it’s an example of British values to show
compassion, to show care.
He says there’s a sense the country is breaking at
the seams but none of the issues the UK is facing are due to migration.
That
brought him back to his theme of tackling inequality – challenging “the
super rich” rather than blaming the migrants.
