Observations

The two ex-merchant bankers do a deal

Despite this, in the last five years the number of successful crossings of France’s illegal migrants has soared by 15,000% and the numbers are already increasing further so far this year (2023).

These are the EU’s and France’s illegal migrants

Readers will never hear the BBC, Sky News, or ITN refer to the illegal economic migrants entering the UK from France as “the EU’s and France’s illegal migrants”, yet this is what they are.

They have entered the EU via its dysfunctional and porous external borders and then traveled through many EU countries (through the even more porous internal borders of the EU’s Schengen Zone) and have ended up in northern France.

Genuine asylum seekers would apply for asylum in the first safe country they entered. Most of them do not do this unless forced to do so. If rejected, they then head for the northern French coast before they can be deported.

The very simple fact is that President Macron will not take back any of his illegal migrants because he says an EU-UK deal is required. The EU Commission has not only done nothing about this, it has not been negotiating with the UK government on such a deal because of its desire to punish the British people for Brexit in any way it can.

It’s easy spending other people’s money

Throwing money at the French has not worked for the past four years. The numbers of its illegal migrants departing French shores for the UK have simply escalated to a crisis point.

Judging from our mailbag, if the British Government doesn’t get a serious grip on this problem then they will be in for a pasting at the next general election. Labour will not benefit directly because its policies are seen to be even weaker than the Government’s. What may happen, however, is a large electoral realignment behind an insurgent political party or parties.

If all else fails…

Finally – and in keeping with Facts4EU’s tradition of offering solutions – we have a suggestion. The UK Government could offer to give France our highest-paid sports pundit in return for them sorting out their illegal migrant problem. It would of course be a sacrifice, but we think we could live with that.

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