No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land

There can be no denying the fact that we are living in frightening times. 

The Brexit campaign in the UK was largely won on a promise of more control around immigration and has seemingly unleashed a wave of attacks motivated by racism and xenophobia.

Reports say that the victory has been referenced during these attacks with comments such as “we voted you out, now leave” hurled at any person who appears to look or sound as if they are ‘foreign’.