As for the Home Office’s quoted claim that the UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need protection, these are weasel words. If the words reflected reality, Otis would not be languishing in a detention centre and neither would hundreds of others. “Refugees v migrants? Mike PenderCardiff• 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 December 26, 2018 16:52 UTC