Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Totally meaningless. Better would be immediate deportation back to France. They have already passed through many countrys were they could claim asylum.

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Totally meaningless to remove the very reason for them coming here :confused: but better to try and send them back to another country, what if France says they don't want them back?

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Is it legal to deport them to France? Are France obliged to accept them (indeed, they’re not in danger here)?

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

You would have to define that first. What is the reason for this country rather than any other thay have passed through where they could have applied for asylum?

Why the UK? Why not any other EU country? Does the rest of the EU not offer the same opportunities and support for asylum seekers?

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Because there are so many others already here that provide a support network for them. They are unlikely to simply turn up in a supposedly strange country and have no idea where to go or what to do.



Language might also be a factor, as English is the nearest thing to a worldwide language. If somebody's first language isn't English then apart from certain geographical considerations, the obvious 2nd choice language is English.

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Their end result has to be permanent residence or what's the point? I'd say the reason this country is attractive is how easy it is to get work without documents, the fact you can get healthcare easier than other countries and we don't have an ID card system binding everything together. Just of the top of my head, could have it completely wrong but other than family or close friends being here I can't think of other reasons

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

So they aren't asylum seekers but economic immigrants.

Re: iIlegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

I don't know what they are, what I do know is a lot of them seem to be young, single, working age men, who incidentally are statistically more likely to have asylum applications rejected than other demographic groups :shrug:

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

It's return them not deport them.

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

The post I referred to used “deportation”. The language is less important than my question? Is it legal? Do France have to take them?

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

OK, replace deport with return if it makes so much difference to you, the result is still the same.

Return them immediately. Is that better for you?

I will remind you I was replying to TheDaddy and would remind him that the UN definition of a refugee is
(as amended by the 1967 protocol}

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

It makes no difference to me. It was papa smurf who made the distinction.

My question stands either way, is it legal and can France refuse?

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Did France refuse them entry in the first place?

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Your question does not stand at all.

What they are doing is illegal-end of!

Re: Illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
 

Not sure that "return" is a legal term. It's just Deportation or Extradition.