• In his first 12 months as home secretary, Sajid Javid sent 8,637 people back where they came from. Prof Becky TunstallUniversity of York• Our 19th-century forebears would have excavated a canal across the UAE by now (Report, 20 July). It’s a pity, therefore, that all these efforts are entirely vitiated by the church’s wholly unreasonable policy on family planning. Gill WhiteBanbury, Oxfordshire• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters• Do you have a photo you’d like to share with Guardian readers? Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2019 16:18 UTC