Several migrants including child die in Channel crossing attempt
October 5, 2024
Several migrants including child die in Channel crossing attempt
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj041vl4j4lo
by Codydoc4
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We could easily stop this by refusing any applications for people who make the crossing. Immediate detainment for anyone who does until we can verify their identity and deport them. Offshore processing at a secure facility in either a foreign country or one of our many islands. Applicants who have been refused in one or more EU countries should be immediately refused here too. No reapplications.
> The AFP news agency reported that a migrant boat heading towards Britain called for assistance on Saturday morning and rescuers picked up 14 people on board, including the child.
> An injured migrant on the boat was airlifted to a hospital in Boulogne, France, and the remaining passengers on the boat continued their journey, it reported.
Wild thinking but maybe when rescuers have to pick up the body of a trampled child from a boat, that boat trip should be cancelled.
It’s disgusting that parents are willing to risk their children’s lives on these dangerous crossings, they’re already safe in France.
when will Kier Starmer DO something ? he cancelled the Rwanda scheme after peering into Rachel Reeves’s black hole, but what is next?
Aside from the obvious issues of all these migrants making their way over here, you have to wonder how bad things are for them to make this life or death journey…… putting kids in these boats tells me that this is an all or nothing trip for many of them.
It will keep increasing over the coming years, too. It will turn into a game of one upping the other, and the flow of people won’t stop. I’m not sure our government has the resources needed to put a stop to this.
Why aren’t the smugglers immediately incarcerated when they land, is there just not enough police to notice until they’ve sailed off again? Seems mad that they aren’t just getting 10 year sentences each time for human trafficking.
The reality is this is just one more risk in an already risky journey. They could easily have died before getting to France, so the Channel is just one more risk to them. They see the UK as worth it. Either we have to make it so the UK is not worth it, or we send everyone who comes via boat back to France.
Climate change and global instability caused by war means into migrants will try in greater numbers to reach the UK. We need a real solution to the issue that is palatable to the public and international law, otherwise we will see right wing extremism increase as they will be the only ones offering any solutions at all.
Doubt this very much.
All the free stuff encourages people. I’m guessing they are not French fleeing France and went through many safe countries
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You can make significant grounds in reducing migrant crossing by allowing people to have their applications processed in any country that has a British Embassy.
The cost would be insignificant compared to the loss of life and the financial costs of housing the thousands that are arriving by boat each week.
I would somebody to explain to me why this can’t be done.
This child’s death, and the picture that was taken of his body on the beach, was used to highlight the plight of migrants.
While it’s tragic, what always struck me was that they were trying to get to Europe and on to Canada from Turkey (as they had family in Canada) but had either been refused, or messed up their applications to the Canadian government.
They’d ‘escaped’ from Syria – but the family were able to return to Syria the day after he died so he, his brother and their mother, could be buried.
I’ve always thought they all died from their family’s greed, rather than any need to escape to somewhere safe.
How were they ever considered to be refugees, when they were safe in Turkey and just felt put out about not being able to get to Canada and tried to cheat the system?
How many other deaths are as a result of similar situations, and why should we be concerned about people who die of stupidity?
An utter tragedy for the child. What on earth are the parents thinking – pure stupidity, arrogance and selfishness.
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We could easily stop this by refusing any applications for people who make the crossing. Immediate detainment for anyone who does until we can verify their identity and deport them. Offshore processing at a secure facility in either a foreign country or one of our many islands. Applicants who have been refused in one or more EU countries should be immediately refused here too. No reapplications.
> The AFP news agency reported that a migrant boat heading towards Britain called for assistance on Saturday morning and rescuers picked up 14 people on board, including the child.
> An injured migrant on the boat was airlifted to a hospital in Boulogne, France, and the remaining passengers on the boat continued their journey, it reported.
Wild thinking but maybe when rescuers have to pick up the body of a trampled child from a boat, that boat trip should be cancelled.
It’s disgusting that parents are willing to risk their children’s lives on these dangerous crossings, they’re already safe in France.
when will Kier Starmer DO something ? he cancelled the Rwanda scheme after peering into Rachel Reeves’s black hole, but what is next?
Aside from the obvious issues of all these migrants making their way over here, you have to wonder how bad things are for them to make this life or death journey…… putting kids in these boats tells me that this is an all or nothing trip for many of them.
It will keep increasing over the coming years, too. It will turn into a game of one upping the other, and the flow of people won’t stop. I’m not sure our government has the resources needed to put a stop to this.
Why aren’t the smugglers immediately incarcerated when they land, is there just not enough police to notice until they’ve sailed off again? Seems mad that they aren’t just getting 10 year sentences each time for human trafficking.
The reality is this is just one more risk in an already risky journey. They could easily have died before getting to France, so the Channel is just one more risk to them. They see the UK as worth it. Either we have to make it so the UK is not worth it, or we send everyone who comes via boat back to France.
Climate change and global instability caused by war means into migrants will try in greater numbers to reach the UK. We need a real solution to the issue that is palatable to the public and international law, otherwise we will see right wing extremism increase as they will be the only ones offering any solutions at all.
Doubt this very much.
All the free stuff encourages people. I’m guessing they are not French fleeing France and went through many safe countries
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You can make significant grounds in reducing migrant crossing by allowing people to have their applications processed in any country that has a British Embassy.
The cost would be insignificant compared to the loss of life and the financial costs of housing the thousands that are arriving by boat each week.
I would somebody to explain to me why this can’t be done.
[Death of Alan Kurdi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alan_Kurdi)
This child’s death, and the picture that was taken of his body on the beach, was used to highlight the plight of migrants.
While it’s tragic, what always struck me was that they were trying to get to Europe and on to Canada from Turkey (as they had family in Canada) but had either been refused, or messed up their applications to the Canadian government.
They’d ‘escaped’ from Syria – but the family were able to return to Syria the day after he died so he, his brother and their mother, could be buried.
I’ve always thought they all died from their family’s greed, rather than any need to escape to somewhere safe.
How were they ever considered to be refugees, when they were safe in Turkey and just felt put out about not being able to get to Canada and tried to cheat the system?
How many other deaths are as a result of similar situations, and why should we be concerned about people who die of stupidity?
An utter tragedy for the child. What on earth are the parents thinking – pure stupidity, arrogance and selfishness.
Stay in France for fuck sake.