Asylum-seekers arriving in Britain will be shipped to an 'offshore' camp in Croatia as part of a radical move to process all asylum claims outside European Union borders, The Observer can reveal. In an attempt to crack down on rising levels of illegal immigration, supporters of the plan say it is logical to handle claims close to applicants' countries of origin, easing racial tension over the integration of refugees in European Union countries.

australian-style treatment of refugees.. dirty dirty dirty

But critics claim the camps will breach international obligations to refugees, attract people traffickers and make it impossible to police any human rights abuses.