Zia Yusuf told a small boat migrant who had been refused asylum in a host of European countries that he would be deported if Nigel Farage wins the next election.<\/p>\n
Ashraf, who crossed the Channel, told BBC<\/a> Question Time<\/a> he tried to seek sanctuary in Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Austria and Germany.<\/p>\n But he reached the UK five years ago and has been allowed to stay.<\/p>\n And Question Time host Fiona Bruce asked Mr Yusuf if migrants such as Ashraf would be deported under a Reform Government.<\/p>\n He replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know enough about that particular story.<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of broad strokes, if you are entering from a war zone, it is generally women and children first and the vast majority of the people coming to this country, via the English Channel, illegally, are men.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is a statistical fact. When people talk about language, I don\u2019t know what language people are objecting to.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m dealing with statistics, I\u2019m dealing with data and I think that is a sensible way to formulate policy.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think we should use language clearly and I think we should use language accurately.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Bruce pointed out Mr Farage has vowed to deport all illegal migrants living in the UK, like Ashraf.<\/p>\n Mr Yusuf said: \u201cAbsolutely.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are in this country illegally, let me be crystal clear. If Nigel Farage<\/a> is our next Prime Minister and that obviously what we\u2019re working to deliver, if you\u2019re in this country illegally, you will be deported back to the country from which you came.<\/p>\n \u201cI have used the word invasion before and people might object to that term, but the dictionary definition of an invasion is an unwanted incursion into a space of land.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I don\u2019t know what to describe it, 170,000 people arriving, by the way, what are the countries from which they are coming?<\/p>\n \u201cThey are coming from Syria. They are coming from Afghanistan, they\u2019re coming from Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n And a furious row broke out after a second small boat migrant, from Iran, discussed whether he would be willing to go back.<\/p>\n He told the programme: \u201cI have a four-month-old born here. She\u2019s growing up here, learning English, learning how to read and write English. She won\u2019t know how to read and write Farsi, or even speak Farsi.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter five years, the Government of Reform, with someone who came from a migrant family telling me to go back to my country, what will happen to my daughter?\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Yusuf hit back: \u201cMy parents came here legally. They did not come here illegally. There\u2019s a clear dividing line in British politics.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to vote for a party that will prioritise the interests of foreign nationals who came here illegally, or do you want to vote for a party that is going to prioritise British citizens who work hard, set their alarm clocks before going to bed and toil to pay taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n