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| After the arrival of the refugees from Ukraine at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Medyka, they wait for a place in one of the buses that will take them to large sites or collective shelters. Source: Westport Presbyterian Church |
The Archbishop of Wales, who represents less than 1% of the population of Wales, has welcomed the judgement on Rwanda asylum plan.
In doing so, the Provincial News item included the above photograph without attribution.
The photo has nothing to do with the Rwanda judgement. It actually shows refugees from Ukraine arriving at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Medyka in 2022 according to its source, Westport Presbyterian Church.
The picture was used to illustrate the plight of Ukrainian refugees in a Church Mission Project in the United States.
This photo published by the BBC more accurately illustrates the problem.
More than 100,000 people have come to the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats since 2018.
That is more than the population of Rochdale.
Government projections put the cost of dealing with illegal migrants plan could cost £6bn over two years.
A solution needs to be found but it is unlikely to come from the Church in Wales.
In 2022 the archbishop said he would not make any apologies for pointing out the "deficits" within the government's Rwanda policy. "It's the duty of all people, Christians and those of no faith to speak up for those who are marginalised..and for what is right and proper."
The archbishop would be better employed considering the plight of the many Anglicans he and the bench have marginalised in the Church in Wales by reneging on the promised twin integrities and leading the remainder into secularism.
