A refugee who arrived in Britain on the back of a lorry and now stands to become the first Afghan Tory councilor has backed the Home Secretary Priti Patelact on illegal immigration,
22-year-old Darius Naseemi, who hopes to make history in next year’s local elections for Hounslow Council in West London, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘I don’t always support Priti Patel, but I think the limit But there should be good control and that other countries of Europe should take more refugees.’
Mr. Naseemi’s parents fled Afghanistan since 1999 Taliban took control, and he was born during his nine-month journey across Europe.
After paying to take the smugglers to the UK, Mr. Naseemi along with his two older sisters arrived in Dover in a refrigerated truck.
22-year-old Darius Naseemi (pictured), hoping to make history in next year’s elections for London’s Hounslow Council, said it was wrong to label the Conservative Party as anti-immigration.
Immigration officials found their hiding place, but a ten-hour cold ride from Belgium left the family alive and they were taken to hospital for treatment.
He was later granted asylum and became a UK citizen in 2004 after settling in London.
Last year Mr Naseemi graduated in philosophy from King’s College, London, and has recently been helping Afghan refugees evacuated earlier this year.
He said it was wrong to portray the Conservative Party as anti-immigration, adding: ‘The Tories tempt you to do something, not just get benefits that make you lazy and take you away from work or business. keep.
So they are the best party for migrants like me.
Mr. Naseemi’s parents fled Afghanistan after the Taliban came under control in 1999, and he (pictured in Luwisham in 2004 aged five) was born during his nine-month journey across Europe.
Despite his background, Mr. Naseemi supports Priti Patel’s (pictured) tough stance on cross-channel migration
‘I also like the focus on British values, the rule of law, democracy and individual liberty.’
Regardless of his background, Mr. Naseemi supports Ms. Patel’s tough stance on cross-channel migration – more than 26,000 people have come in small boats so far this year.
“Illegal immigration is an ongoing problem, but at the same time some kind of control is needed and we need to reduce the pressure on the government,” he said.
‘Some people are coming to the UK for economic reasons. They are not all refugees fleeing persecution or conflict. I think border control is very important.
The government has been criticized for its handling of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, but Mr Naseemi said he only felt gratitude for the 15,000 people who were airlifted to safety.
He currently works for the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, a charity founded by his father, Dr. Nurlhaq Naseemi, who has led efforts to provide aid to Afghans evacuated in August.
Ao More than 26,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year. Image: Around 100 migrants rescued by RNLI Coast Guard
Dr Naseemi, 54, a father of four, said he fled to Afghanistan fearing the Taliban would kill him because he was a liberal-minded scientist who had been educated abroad.
The family’s trip to Britain took them through Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Belgium. They were then packed inside lorries by smugglers in Antwerp.
Two of Mr. Naseemi’s three sisters work for the government.
Shabnam, 30, was last week appointed policy adviser to Victoria Atkins, the new minister for Afghan resettlement.
Rabia Leveling Up, 27, a Cambridge graduate, works as a consultant in the Department of Housing and Communities.
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