Quote Originally Posted by On Balance View Post
Understood, I was just trying to clarify the situation as I understood it.

I think being on a dinghy and watching people die due to malnutrition, babies being still born and others drowning is understandably traumatic. I have twice witnessed these people in precarious situations whilst holidaying. If they are putting their lives on the line then they have to be in an awful situation.

Whilst I’ll agree some may be of ill ilk, most are likely to be absolutely desperate. We should feel so luck that we do not have to make these decisions.
While agreeing with many of your above observations my two major points are that the majority of those making the crossing are young men and that the accommodation provided on the barge looks pretty comfortable to me. Many people who are living on the streets in this country would jump at the opportunity of such accommodation.