Britain will carry out “the most significant overhaul” of its asylum system in decades to address the challenge of illegal immigration, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday. The government’s New Plan for Immigration, described by Patel as “fair but firm,” will make it more difficult for migrants entering the UK illegally to stay in the country. “Because while people are dying, we have a responsibility to act,” Patel told the House of Commons. “People are dying—at sea, in lorries, and in shipping containers—having put their lives in the hands of criminal gangs that facilitate illegal journeys to the UK. To stop the deaths, we must stop the trade in people that causes them.” “For the first time, whether people enter the UK legally or illegally will have an impact on how their asylum claim progresses,” said Patel. The government will “make every effort to remove those who enter …