Paddington, go home: should our fantasy stories be more truthful?

How Hollywood turned the refugee fable into feelgood family fun

Back in 2014, an immigration lawyer pointed out that, under current UK law, Paddington would most likely be deported back to Peru or held in a detention centre. Since he was not fleeing persecution, the little bear would be refused asylum, nor would the Home Office believe he was a minor, owing to his lack of paperwork. The bear’s citizenship claim is unlikely to improve with the forthcoming Paddington 2, in which he takes up window-cleaning, presumably without a work permit. He also dreams of bringing his Aunt Lucy to London, possibly followed by other family members, who would claim benefits and flood the NHS with their marmalade-related health problems.

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