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Originally Posted by Carth
hmm . . . so why are migrants spending so much money and risking their lives on boats instead of tickets for a ferry crossing?
More so given we can't send them back, there must be something more to it . . .  |
Because we have UK border control in France for ferry crossings. That was introduced to stop refugee migration via ferrys. Same as the Channel Tunnel.
https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/...rder-controls/
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- The UK operates border controls in France and Belgium. This allows Border Force officers to check passengers and freight destined for the UK before they begin their journey.
- These ‘juxtaposed controls’ are in place at Calais and Dunkirk ports, at the Eurotunnel terminal at Coquelles and in Paris Gare du Nord, Lille, Calais-Frethun and Brussels Midi stations for Eurostar passengers.
- The arrangement is reciprocal, with French officers completing Schengen entry checks in the UK. These arrangements are underpinned by bilateral treaties.
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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
Surely while part of the EU they could claim asylum on the mainland, get citizenship and then come here anyway so either way we couldn't stop them.
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In that case they're then citizens of the that EU country and we should treat them the same as any of citizen of that country.