Why Should England Share France's Immigration Problem, Would They Ours?

[anotheoldgit]

/// Calais's immigration chief Philippe Mignonet called for the border to be moved from Calais to Dover, saying he wants Britain to share the burden of migration so it ‘understands how difficult the problem is’. ///

/// ‘What we want to do is buy the migrants ferry tickets to Britain and let them deal with the problem,’ he said, adding that more than 30 already make their way across the Channel every day. ///

/// ‘We want the border to be moved from Calais to Dover and Folkestone for one month so Britain understands how difficult the problem is.’ ///

Suggestions on the problem please?

[black_cat51]

nuke france

[Old_Geezer]

What a waste of time. It means the migrants will have reached the country they are to be denied access to and have to go back from whence they came. The sort of moronic suggestion one has come to expect from authority figures.

[ChillDoubt]

saying he wants Britain to share the burden of migration so it ‘understands how difficult the problem is
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He's too late. We're full.

[Zacs-Master]

Ask him to come and spend a night in Harehills, Leeds. He'd soon know we appreciate how difficult the problem is.

[mushroom25]

their solution is actually much simpler than that and perhaps clearing the camp was delayed so he could explain it to the asylum seekers, ie:-
1. claim asylum in France.
2. get French ID card.
3. Under freedom of EU movement, travel on ferry.

simples.

[anotheoldgit]

mushroom25

/// 1. claim asylum in France. ///
/// 2. get French ID card. ///
/// 3. Under freedom of EU movement, travel on ferry. ///

Wow that is frightening, get us out of the EU immediately.

Anyone got a better idea?

[Zeuhl]

Yeah we have the Channel between us and everyone else

The French don't

That has been an issue for them on more than one occasion - you'd think they'd be used to it by now.

[douglas9401]

The French have a history of sharing their woes with the UK.

[jomifl]

Perhaps the troublesome immigrant/emmigrants shouldn't have been allowed into France by some other country with which it has a common border.

[saintpeter48]

Why do the immigrants want to come to the UK and not stay in France and all other EU countries, simple really, we are a soft touch, handing out benefits and housing to all and sundrie!!

[jno]

sounds like a good idea - on condition that they restore, say, Aquitaine to Britain (it used to belong the Plantagenets), so the immigrants could live there.

[TWR]

Can we start a collection to help the migrants to settle here please?

[ToraToraTora]

tell you what, we'll take control of Calais and then administer it from there then eh, be just like old times. If the French looked after their borders elsewhere this would not be the problem it is.

[New Judge]

"Perhaps the troublesome immigrant/emmigrants shouldn't have been allowed into France by some other country with which it has a common border."

Or, perhaps France should have considered these potential problems (of which they were adequately forewarned) before sticking their moniker on the preposterous Schengen Agreement.

[royfromaus]

I've seen a few groups of potential Britons heading their way through France to the UK this week. They sing very jolly songs, and what has amazed me is how clean they keep.

[jomifl]

NJ, that was my point.

[EDDIE51]

Plenty of room in Scotland, once they vote for independence we can just ship them North of the border.
If an independent Scotland is going to be half as good and generous as Salmond claims it will attract them in their tens of thousands and solve our problem overnight!

[Baldric]

Nice one Eddie, I'll vote for that!

[anotheoldgit]

EDDIE51

And do you think that Scotland will be as lax with their border control as we are?

They might even consider rebuilding the wall.

[scooping]

Nuke the French?