That it's a massive waste of time, effort, money, lives and we should just bring them over by coach and ferry.

Oh no, who will save us!?

I bet the strong men on this thread would all be the first to leave their funds to the domestic refuge charities, or fund a local children's centre? No? Probably easier to stand shouting at women and kids in the streets, right? Thugs near us protested outside a migrant CHILDRENS centre. You guys don't care about women and kids.

You'll find the rest of you lot on the thread about immigrants increasing violence on our streets - another dog whistle thread, but then you're probably all on that one as well. Women and children (or younger voters as the next best indicator) don't tend to vote to stop helping drowning people. Which is murder, by the way.

Academic studies and data from organizations like the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) show a complex picture: overall crime rates in Britain have fallen significantly over the last few decades, a period during which net immigration steadily rose. However, the combination of sensationalised media stories, anxieties over unmanaged borders, and the visible pressures on local communities keeps the narrative highly potent for right-wing voters

The OP doesn’t want to protect our children or our women.

Not rage baiting. Whatever you or I think about it, they are coming and our Government's are spending a fortune facilitating channel crossings. Its crazy. I think that the process should be simplified with coaches from France rather than the south coast of England. Avoid the whole channel crossing madness.

Not rage baiting. Whatever you or I think about it, they are coming and our Government's are spending a fortune facilitating channel crossings. Its crazy. I think that the process should be simplified with coaches from France rather than the south coast of England. Avoid the whole channel crossing madness.

The government apparently pay France to do it

They also allegedly arrested someone who slashed a boat

Wow someone that gets it

They do not need to be spread out, they need to be stopped, which is the point our Government is missing.

What’s the relevance of the dad and toddler?

Why do you want thousands of undocumented young men coming here? Coaches would increase the number ten fold. Not a popular choice! So much for protecting our borders

But they don’t immediately get a job unless in the black economy, so not paying tax. Many will go on benefits , and if granted asylum will apply to bring over their families including several wives, all eligible to claim benefits- is that a good idea?

Thousands of undocumented young men are coming here. 700 odd yesterday alone. The amount of resources spent on that process must be eye-watering

This thread makes me agree that the migrants actually do need to be spread out over every postcode. People are never going to agree and will continue to have such polarising views when they’re experiences are just so different.

So ... like having a legal route to claim asylum in the UK from overseas? So that desperate people don't have to pay thousands to people traffickers and risk their lives in the channel? I mean ... yes this seems like an obvious choice to me. No hotel or barracks accommodation needed while applications are processed, so that's a cost saving. People who are approved arrive by legal means and immediately get a job and start paying tax, also great. We get to balance out our ageing population.

So ... like having a legal route to claim asylum in the UK from overseas? So that desperate people don't have to pay thousands to people traffickers and risk their lives in the channel? I mean ... yes this seems like an obvious choice to me. No hotel or barracks accommodation needed while applications are processed, so that's a cost saving. People who are approved arrive by legal means and immediately get a job and start paying tax, also great. We get to balance out our ageing population.

Who's idea? Because I don't see any of that. All I see is hundreds of French and UK government employees helping them to get here. We should just be honest about it and provide coaches from France.

The alternative is stopping them from crossing the Channel! At the same time as making the destination country and unattractive option.
There are plenty of unattractive options in Europe and we should follow their lead.

I don't. That's why I said presumably.

But the AIBU was regarding the resources expended on shepherding these boats across the channel rather than the leaving of the child behind.

Do you think it would be better to provide coaches from France rather than the south coast of England? Thus avoiding all the dinghy palaver.

I am really surprised that the EU has not centralised this migrant issue by arranging a central location where migrants are directed to e.g. perhaps setting up and paying a lower-income EU country to facilitate it. Any migrants who turn up in the UK etc. can be sent over there whilst being processed. Each EU country could pay into it.

Once there, the EU could decide where they are going and make sure all EU countries take their fair share. The UK could be part of this arrangement. After all, they are escaping war and danger right so they won't mind where they are sent. If they don't like it there, they can go back home.

You can't get on a plane without a visa.
Are you not aware of this? Carriers are heavily fined if they bring in anyone without permission to enter UK.