It's people like @LionelRitchieStoleMyNotebook and
@CherryPavlova, who have no understanding of poverty and deprivation in the UK and think that by just 'trying harder' there is no limit to what you can achieve. People are held back by their environment and lack of opportunity. The cycle of poverty is real and hasn't been helped by Austerity.
I live in Liverpool, yes the whole xity just isn't trying hard enough, or limiting their family size etc etc.
People who are UK born are fleeing their city to try for a better life and ending up homeless. A % of them will die. There's many people who just discount their deaths as their own fault, but wouldn't say the same for economic migrants.
I have Nigerian and other African female friends. All of them have been sexually assaulted as a child. Nothing was done to the perpetuators. That, like the whole rape/sexual exploitation/domestic killings etc (against women) is considered a Cultural problem, but not one important enough to try to stop and not one that the men are willing to give up, even if it means their female relatives are victims.
They fear uncontrolled immigration, because they feel they will be in danger once again. There's nothing wrong with wanting to keep our safety standards.
Educate yourself on how some countries still deal with disabilities, how witchcraft and magic still control their beliefs. Stop with the naivety that all cultures are equal in their treatment of Women and children etc.
There's a real problem in some parts of the country in earning enough to live on. We should address that, not ship people in. We could ship all the eldery from down south Up North, i suppose. Our care homes are staffed by the local population, desperate for work. But that wouldn't be popular.
I feel for anyone who lives in these places. I particularly don't blame any woman from trying to escape and they shouldn't die doing so. There isn't easy answers especially considering who are world leaders are at present. People are collateral damage to them.
The government was warned about this port being an easy destination. They ignored it.
Re the Morecombe cockle pickers, that used to be a cash in hand job for people on benefits. They were reported and reported, then the individual benefit claiments prosecuted, until no one would do it. It was then left open for people traffickers. I think that was allowed to happen. Only the DWP was interested and no other departments. They could have shut down the operation on day one, but didn't.
So we certainly aren't doing enough to prevent illegal working, outside of being obsessed with benefit claimants.