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In 1985, the JCWI claimed that:
entry clearance procedures abroad are operated on the assumption that they need to be directed towards the detection of bogus applicants even if in the process genuine applicants are refused. This licenses entry clearance officers to behave like a fraud squad, rather than as neutral officials processing applications from the wives and children of British and settled men.1
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Smith, E., Marmo, M. (2014). Conclusion. In: Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137280442_8
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