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27 migrants die in the English Channel

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Fish and chips.



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They already speak English and might have the expectetions to find enough support with established migrants.

Oh and not all of Britain was in favour of Brexit, and may I add not all British are racists...?

Should I be sad, that Germany seems not as attractive as Britain to some?


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Because they speak English, you know, what with the empire n that. There are plenty of N African French speaking migrants heading there.
Why should the French absorb those who have been travelling to the UK from the minute they leave their war torn countries.
A cynic might think the government is perfectly happy for cheap labour to replace the Europeans we’ve lost to Brexit.
But hey it’s much more fun to blame Johnny Foreigner.


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Any feelings for the migrants themselves who've died?

Or is this only about political bitching?

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btw BBC had a piece on that last year:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53699511

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So how bad did they have it in France to make them put their kids in an overloaded rubber raft and risk their lives?
Not like they are escaping from Cuba.

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@dood111 said
So how bad did they have it in France to make them put their kids in an overloaded rubber raft and risk their lives?
Not like they are escaping from Cuba.
Imagine your an English speaker and you’ve had to drag your family out of Afghan or Iraq just to survive and you make it to the continent, where is your common sense going to tell you you’ve got the best chance of making a life for yourself. Imagine what being able to speak the local lingo does for your job prospects and your ability to negotiate the asylum seeking process.


@kevcvs57 said
Imagine your an English speaker and you’ve had to drag your family out of Afghan or Iraq just to survive and you make it to the continent, where is your common sense going to tell you you’ve got the best chance of making a life for yourself. Imagine what being able to speak the local lingo does for your job prospects and your ability to negotiate the asylum seeking process.
Banana oil, they made it to safety in France, which has a generous social network for refugees.
They didn't have to put their kids at risk like that.




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