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

I think we're doing our fair share don't you?

What legitimate channels?

You can't apply for asylum from outside the UK
Hence all...this

The point is, people don’t want ANY irregular crossings , by whatever method!

He left the child behind in his haste to get on the dinghy though. Not concerned enough to actually stay with his child or indeed see if he/she was alive or dead.

Just seeya, off to Blighty, bonne chance nipper!

I've just seen the video. That man did not throw a child from a boat, he was in the water with the child on his shoulders. Child was wearing a flotation vest. When he got near to the boat, he saw how unsafe it was. He laid the child on the water, face up, and slid her/him over to the nearest rescue worker.

Heartbreaking but the child was never out of adult care. The boat was a crowded inflatable dinghy with people hanging off the sides.

The OP's proposition is perfectly reasonable if the aim is to even more actively encourage people with no legal or moral right to enter the UK illegally and live at the expense of taxpayers who have consistently voted against this situation

If that's not your aim then it's a bad proposition.

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.

There is a slight tongue in my cheek I'll admit. But I recall reading somewhere that many AS are professionals from war torn lands who have enormous skills and we should welcome them with open arms in order to help our economy .

Visas cost a lot of money and time/admin and they are not always approved. By claiming asylum one could arrive, be processed, live and be supported here, and eventually achieve refugee status and settle with a professional job. I don't know what the non professional cohort will do, but a work visa is never going to happen for them anyway, is it. So that's one reason they come via the boat route I reckon.

I'm making no judgement, just wryly musing.

Because they have no right whatsoever to come here.

We are a small island and already over populated and are so reliant on imports already.

France have over double the land we do and the same population. In fact countries like Poland and Slovakia have even lower population densities, and Spain has a tiny population density!! Perfectly safe countries!

We already have programs that bring over genuine refuges safely to this country. People who have lost their home due to conflict and deserve to be safe.

These are not refugees on these boats. They are economic migrants. They are not coming from unsafe countries.

The fact that they are risking their lives to cross the sea must mean that what is on offer here is worth the risk. That offer needs to be removed. Coming to the UK illegally needs to be something with no attractive pull whatsoever.

Er….again , you haven’t thought this through? Professionals? Highly unlikely!

I admitted that! But every problem has a solution, and with all the money sloshing around accommodating the AS at the moment, some could be diverted to make a state of the art processing centre on a (soon to be) uninhabited island.

Appoint some of the professionals that we are told make up a big cohort to work there for payment of course. All that talent could be put to good use, doctors, lawyers, teachers, translators, engineers, draughtsmen, architects, chefs, and so on. Then they will then have a great CV for the day they are granted refugee status.

I think even unsafe countries have safe parts. I was surprised that a friend of mine has just been in Ukraine for work!

It happens in a lot of countries. Well desirable ones but all countries have irregular migrants. The rest just arrive by plane and simply never leave.

I don’t know how we eradicate that issue.

Not surprised why they come here!
Not the language as millions are spent on interpreting
All their needs are met, accommodation, medical,clothing, entertainment , social, plus opportunities to work in the black economy.
Opportunities to bring over other family members to be a drain on the state.
Why wouldn’t they come?

Do people still think there are professionals, doctors, teachers, scientists etc coming over on these boats? It’s laughable. There may be the odd one, but the majority will be economic migrants.

And how will they be looked after on that island? Staffing, Accommodation, medical care , schooling etc. You haven’t thought this through have you?

Just saw that in Sweden it’s been found that 80% of those who claimed asylum have been travelling back and forth to their home countries.

I am going to claim asylum in Primrose Hill - because it’s nicer than where I live now.

Ask this whistleblower, not me

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/one-in-100-asylum-claims-are-real-whistleblower-claims-d8768mjnx

Admittedly most countries are not islands, so people are not entering by boat, but most countries have people entering via irregular means.
How little do you know about the world to think that we are the only ones dealing with it?

100% agree

They should not be here at all./ What other country can you come into like this? It is an utter joke...although completely unfunny.

I think if people want a cap on those wanting to claim asylum (or being allowed to) that should be respected.

I do think the current approach is unsustainable but I don’t know what the sensible approach is. You can have a hardline approach that states no boat arrivals will be assessed for asylum and recommence offshore processing. They can look to other countries (such as Australia) to see what they did (I have not looked deeply so no idea).

We are 12th in Europe. Globally we're somewhere around 75th per capita. Some perspective is necessary.

It is now getting ridiculous, with multiple boats arriving every day. And every boat filled with men we do not need . There is no unskilled work available, and they are not going to be care workers. Allowing free roaming of men without any documentation is absolute disregard for the safety of the population.

The more who successfully cross the channel, the more it will encourage others. Are we expected to support anyone and everyone who wishes to live here, identity unknown?

On another thread those in favour seem to be either clueless people who live in completely unaffected areas, or those anti-establishmentarians saying that we somehow “deserve” it for past sins.

Thanks for interviewing everyone and assessing their claims, Nancy