Perhaps it's the hope of meeting nice people like you that makes them risk their lives and that of their children.

So what is wrong with France - if they are genuine asylum seekers then surely anywhere that will give them refuge should be suitable?

Just seen him on the news, bobbing about in a Border Agencey boat patrolling the English Channel.
Apparently no attempted crossings last night.
He might have to de-scale the critical status if things don't buck up a tad.

Sal Paradise wrote:So what is wrong with France - if they are genuine asylum seekers then surely anywhere that will give them refuge should be suitable? It's a lot more complicated than that. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position

Sal Paradise wrote:So what is wrong with France - if they are genuine asylum seekers then surely anywhere that will give them refuge should be suitable? It's a lot more complicated than that. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position

Let's hope Nige doesn't pump the Home Secretary full of lead in a case of mistaken identity as the sunlight fades.

Bullseye wrote:It's a lot more complicated than that. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position These are asylum seekers being moved from France to the UK - I sure the French wouldn't send them in rubber dingys - these are probably asylum seekers that couldn't convince the French of their status. So are they asylum seekers or migrants?

Bullseye wrote:It's a lot more complicated than that. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position These are asylum seekers being moved from France to the UK - I sure the French wouldn't send them in rubber dingys - these are probably asylum seekers that couldn't convince the French of their status. So are they asylum seekers or migrants?

Putting my head on the block a little here.
Know it's a long-shot but I'm gonna say neither and plump for human beings instead.

If the news is to be believed, The French seem to have solved on problem (by makinig it more difficult for people to make it to the UK as stow aways on vehicles crossing The Channel), which has caused those who want to come here illegally, to find alternative routes and hey presto, we now have an issue with "boats" coming over.

The whole assylum seekers issue is interesting as I understood that they have to claim assylum in the first safe country that they arrive in and surely France is equally as safe as the UK ?

wrencat1873 wrote:The whole assylum seekers issue is interesting as I understood that they have to claim assylum in the first safe country that they arrive in and surely France is equally as safe as the UK ? It's not that simple https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position

wrencat1873 wrote:The whole assylum seekers issue is interesting as I understood that they have to claim assylum in the first safe country that they arrive in and surely France is equally as safe as the UK ? It's not that simple https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-position