THE QUESTION
. 27 migrants perished trying to reach the United Kingdom from the French coast aboard a makeshift boat Wednesday, November 24, raising an uproar between London and Paris. Gérald Darmanin, four days later, denounced British attractiveness as a cause of migration to Great Britain. If migrants "
risk their lives crossing the Channel, it is because they are attracted to England, in particular by the labor market which means that without identity documents, you can work
", indicated the minister. inside.
“But also because there are no longer any legal avenues to seek asylum in England. France, it is 150,000 asylum requests since January 1. In England, it
is 30,000. " Before concluding :
"We must not be hostage to their domestic politics."
On Europe 1, the government spokesperson, Gabriel Attal, even proposed: "
The British must make sure to be less attractive
".
Adding “
60% of migrants present in Calais could claim the right of asylum according to European criteria, but there are less than 5% who ask for it.
Why ?
Because when they go to UK they can work a pittance and they won't get kicked out.
They have twice as many illegal immigrants as with us, and they expel three times less
”.
What is it?
Is the UK too attractive for migrants?
CHECKS.
Le Larousse defines attraction
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