For many people working with refugees the current press coverage of the 'crisis' has provoked mixed feelings. Working in one tiny area I can't profess to be offering the most balanced or informed view but I'd like to share a point made by one of my friends, himself an asylum seeker in Manchester.
My friend; let's call him Isaac, is articulate, well informed and doing his best not to be worn down by the emotionally exhausting process of seeking asylum here. Having arrived in the UK as a minor, and with perfect English, when we meet the points he raises are to the point and come with a political awareness that comes from having a life where survival hinges on the whim of the government and statutory agencies.
