![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/stop-blaming-us-for-your-migrant-crisis-albania-tells-britain/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000314716271_1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq_4lZL6XGyKd1IzVfh-3zqkklW67ZKazFSUg_RL8azUI.jpeg&description=Albania's Prime Minister has told Britain to stop blaming "innocent" Albanians for its migrant crisis. In a series of strongly-worded tweets, Edi Rama said targeting Albanians as the cause of Britain's crime and border problems made for 'easy rhetoric but ignores hard fact.' He said the 'rhetoric of crime' ended up 'punishing the innocent' who included businessmen and hard-working Albanians who paid British taxes. His comments will cast a shadow over efforts by Home Secretary Suella Braverman and her immigration minister Robert Jenrick to negotiate a new bespoke fast-track route with Albania to return thousands of migrants from the Balkan state who have crossed the Channel in small boats. More than a quarter - 12,000 - Albanians have reached the UK this year after crossing the Channel, with Home Office officials attributing the 'exponential rise' to Albanian criminal gangs gaining a foothold in northern France. 'Shameful' On Monday Mrs Braverman told MPs that it was particularly young single men from Albania who were 'either part of organised criminal gangs and procuring their journey through those nefarious means, or they are coming here and partaking in criminal activity, particularly related to drugs—supply and otherwise.' In his tweets, Mr Rama said: 'Targeting Albanians (as some shamefully did when fighting for Brexit) as the cause of Britain's crime and border problems makes for easy rhetoric but ignores hard fact. Repeating the same things and expecting different results is insane (ask Einstein!) 'Seventy per cent of the 140,000 Albanians who have moved to the UK were living in Italy and Greece.1,200 of them are business people. Albanians in the UK work hard and pay tax. UK should fight the crime gangs of all nationalities and stop discriminating v Albanians to excuse policy failures. 'Albania is a Nato country & is negotiating its EU membership. It is also a safe country of origin. When Germany had a similar problem it tightened its own systems. The UK can){kind=link}
Prime Minister Edi Rama says UK’s ‘rhetoric of crime’ ends up punishing ‘innocent’ workers who pay British taxes
Albania’s Prime Minister has told Britain to stop blaming “innocent” Albanians for its migrant crisis.
In a series of strongly-worded tweets, Edi Rama said targeting Albanians as the cause of Britain’s crime and border problems made for “easy rhetoric but ignores hard fact.”
He said the “rhetoric of crime” ended up “punishing the innocent” who included businessmen and hard-working Albanians who paid British taxes.
His comments will cast a shadow over efforts by Home Secretary Suella Braverman and her immigration minister Robert Jenrick to negotiate a new bespoke fast-track route with Albania to return thousands of migrants from the Balkan state who have crossed the Channel in small boats.