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title: "2 Asylum Quotes By David Blunkett"
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> [I didn't come into politics to have to deal with the issue of clandestine entry, illegal working, or an asylum system that allows a free run for right-wing bigots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-didn-t-come-into-politics-to-have-to-deal-with-the-issue-of/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/david-blunkett-4087_asylum_i-didn-t-come-into-politics-to-have-to-d_2095815.png)

> [Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/where-asylum-is-used-as-a-route-to-economic-migration-it-can-cause/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/david-blunkett-4087_asylum_where-asylum-is-used-as-a-route-to-econo_3184975.png)

## More by David Blunkett

> [Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/strengthening-our-identity-is-one-way-of-reinforcing-people-s/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/politics-is-about-the-participation-and-engagement-of-the-wider/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-don-t-think-anyone-can-say-i-have-said-one-thing-in-public-and-done/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/as-a-former-home-secretary-i-have-access-to-and-knowledge-of-the/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [The Home Office culture was one of being just above the problem, of hovering just out of reach of knowing what was going on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-home-office-culture-was-one-of-being-just-above-the-problem-of/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/and-we-think-that-our-citizens-and-yours-would-be-very-angry-if-they/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-was-affected-by-the-harshness-of-government-the-reality-of-16-hour/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month old it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/yes-it-will-go-through-the-disciplines-that-all-puppies-go-through/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most wonderful sponge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/at-school-i-was-brought-up-on-revolting-food-sausages-sausages-and/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded that government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/let-s-not-allow-the-voice-of-the-people-to-be-overwhelmed-by-the/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the driving force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/the-clash-between-capital-and-labour-between-those-seeking-to/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/without-the-political-parties-and-the-volunteering-work-of-their/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God, I put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/if-i-pleaded-guilty-to-a-mistake-while-i-was-home-secretary-it-wasn-t/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [I have always been honest about my recollection of events.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/i-have-always-been-honest-about-my-recollection-of-events/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

> [We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/we-have-put-over-2bn-in-the-last-three-years-into-counter-terrorism/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

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