The flow of migrants into the UK via the English Channel has been catastrophic for national security and unsustainable economically and in other ways. Open border policies have been a windfall for illegal migrants, at the expense of Britons.
An Illegal Immigration Bill is now before Parliament. It is intended to “change the law so that those who arrive in the UK illegally will not be able to stay here and will instead be detained and then promptly removed, either to their home country or a safe third country.” As with any law, however, it will end up being interpreted by lawmakers in ways that are directly contrary to what it was intended to accomplish. Let’s hope (against hope) that the UK government might actually succeed in stemming the invasion of Britain. Leftist media, as expected, are already dubbing the bill racist and illegal.
Constant accusations about “racism” and “human rights” (as defined by the woke) have managed to cripple the West.
“BORDER FARCE: Just 82 ‘people smugglers’ charged despite 46k asylum seekers crossing Channel to UK by small boat,” by Isaac Crowson, The Sun, April 29, 2023:
JUST 82 people were charged with piloting small boat crossings last year, when a record 45,755 arrived.
They were among 121 arrested, an information request reveals.
In 2021, 28,526 were intercepted.
The number could be 80,000 this year….
Males represented 87 per cent of those asylum seekers who reached the UK.
And almost half of those who crossed the 21-mile Dover Straits were either Albanian (28 per cent) or Afghani (20 per cent).
Last year’s total number of small boat arrivals was 60 per cent higher than 2021, which saw 28,526 migrants intercepted.
Tatanka says
Whaat Hitler couldn’t do the Muslims did without even a fight…Conquer the UK with just the help of a handful of elected Satan loving criminals in the federal government.
Aum says
Securing our borders is fundamental – I have written to my Member of Parliament 3 times on this issue in the last 6 months.
Billy Corr says
The issue is not as simple as it seems at first glance.
A motley bunch of people, most of whom have never met before and who have no common language, are squeezed into a rigid-inflatable with an outboard motor. One of them obviously has to steer the craft, probably oblivious of the possible consequences..
That person is then – very conveniently – identified and charged as the ringleader / kingpin / people smuggler.
Any halfway-competent lawyer could get an acquittal.
OLD GUY says
The UK has a major problem with 50,000 illegal migrants this past year. That number is smaller than the average number crossing the southern border of America a month. Most all of these illegal migrants are economic migrants looking for jobs or living off of our welfare system. Now these same politicians complain when their city or state has to deal with and pay for these people coming to their sanctuary cities and states.
It’s funny how these politicians, Activists and Wealthy do gooders want to help the illegal migrants and homeless as long as it’s not being done in their gated neighborhood.