Refugees or Illegal immigrants..?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

What's your take on this guys? Wretched souls or criminal opportunists?

[outwoodclaret]

It is sad that refugees who have made it to the sanctuary of the EU then put themselves in the hands of criminal trafficking gangs and wind up dead in the Channel. It is even sadder that lefties have already pinned the blame on the UK Government for this sorry state of affairs.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Bloody hell outwood, Ugly Patel has threatened any illegal boats attempting crossing the English Channel with a Royal Navy gunship!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

It is sad that refugees who have made it to the sanctuary of the EU then put themselves in the hands of criminal trafficking gangs and wind up dead in the Channel. It is even sadder that lefties have already pinned the blame on the UK Government for this sorry state of affairs.

Where does this "leftie" bullsh-it keep coming from? A Sudanese ****ager who disappeared at sea has been found dead on a beach near Calais on Wednesday morning, after trying to cross the Channel with another boy in an inflatable dinghy using shovels for oars.

How desperate do you have to be to try this?

[Supersub6]

They are obviously less knowledgeable about how refined France is compared to the United Kingdom.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

They are obviously less knowledgeable about how refined France is compared to the United Kingdom.

Sweeping generalizations are not your norm Supersub6.

[Supersub6]

Sweeping generalizations are not your norm Supersub6.

Only when it needs to be said BT. We all know that France will do nothing to stop them coming across The Channel and once they arrive on our shores they are our problem and France are happy because they know that we won't send them back ---even if we can find them.
It has been that way for a long time now and will continue to be so because we have no answer to the problem and have to carry out the humane procedure. It's a good job that they aren't trying to get into Israel.

[sinkov]

What I would like to know is what's wrong with France, or any of the other European countries they pass through on their way here ? I lived in France for 8 years, loved it, wouldn't have missed it for the world, but these people risk their lives to get out of France and come to England. Why, what have we got that France hasn't ?

[1959_60]

A bit of info here. It may seem like there are loads of people trying to get to the UK, when in reality it is only a small fraction.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/why...-want-come-uk/

[The Bedlington Terrier]

A bit of info here. It may seem like there are loads of people trying to get to the UK, when in reality it is only a small fraction.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/why...-want-come-uk/

Oh bloody hell 59er! Don't explode the myth, the English Channel is allegedly full of migrants seeking five star handouts and oodles of benefits.