Small boat migrants housed in asylum hotels are having babies because they think it will boost their chances of gaining a British passport, a new documentary has revealed. Asylum seekers told the programme they were having children in the belief it would automatically ensure the mother and baby both secure the documentation, a hope the show insisted was 'misguided'. Many of these jobs had been arranged before they even crossed the Channel, with money sent back to the asylum seekers' home country as soon as they were paid. Despite increasing numbers, Labour has said it will close all migrant hotels by 2029. A Home Office spokesman said: 'The Home Secretary has asked the department to urgently look into the use of taxis to transfer asylum seekers.'