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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Your argument, Ian, is founded on there not being sufficient leagal routes to the UK.
I'll certainly grant your point #2 - but it would still take some time for determination of claims made in France.
If the UK had taken up that offer, would it have stopped the boat people? I suspect not. They can be across the channel on a boat in a couple of hours rather than a couple of months.
The whole point here is that the boat people do not need to come to the UK.
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There are no legal rights into the UK apart from hopping onto a small boat and making your asylum claim upon arrival. No one's going to spend thousands of Pounds and risk their life doing so if they can apply from France.
The UK does not want a processing centre in France as it fears it will lead to an increase in asylum-seekers as the risky and costly channel deterrent would be removed.