British conservatives demand deportation of antisemitic foreign students |
British Conservative politicians have called on Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to deport antisemitic foreign students.
Laura Trott, the shadow education secretary, and Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, expressed concerns over a “deeply troubling rise in antisemitic behavior… particularly on university campuses,” in a letter to Phillipson last week, The Telegraph reported Saturday.
The Conservative Party urged the government to use its powers under the Immigration Act 1971 to revoke the visas of any foreign citizens who harass or intimidate members of the Jewish community.
“Failure to act sends a dangerous message to Jewish students and academics that their safety is not valued, and to perpetrators that they can harass Jewish students and staff with impunity,” the letter read. “Too many institutions that have spent years suppressing legitimate free speech and debate in the name of ‘diversity and inclusion’ have decided to turn a blind eye to genuine harassment and intimidation when it is directed against Jewish people.”
The proposal to deport foreign students accused of........