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Although interestingly someone was telling me that all the strikes in Calais have done is focus illegal migrants in one spot rather than over a number and overall there has been no change in the actual numbers trying / succeeding to get though. Just the reporting.
That's my understanding. One factor was an improvement to the fences at the ferry terminal so people have moved to the tunnel.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/robin-lustig/calais-migrants-refugees_b_7909630.html
https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/vb.6622931938/10153123270646939/?type=2&theaterThe reality is that the UK is both pretending it's the target for refugees, and that it's not it's responsibility to take them. The former is factually incorrect, the latter is morally incorrect (although some would argue factually incorrect as well).
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Wierd. But that's exactly how I interpreted it. Before I saw the source.
Although interestingly someone was telling me that all the strikes in Calais have done is focus illegal migrants in one spot rather than over a number and overall there has been no change in the actual numbers trying / succeeding to get though. Just the reporting.
I haven't bothered to look into it yet though.