Britain using street theatre to combat illegal immigration

By IANS

New Delhi : The British government is using street theatres in Punjab to tackle illegal immigration from the Indian state, visiting British Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said here Wednesday.

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Byrne told reporters in the Indian capital Wednesday that his country was determined to fight illegal immigration. “It is not a nice thing,” he said, referring to the exploitation of poor people by criminal gangs.

Punjab accounts for the highest proportion of illegal migrants from India to Britain.

“We have started a pilot project in Punjab to tackle illegal immigration through street theatre,” said Byrne. The street plays will show the consequences of relying on criminals and then getting caught by the system.