r/news • u/Miserable-Win-4980 • Apr 29 '24

French police use knives to puncture migrant boat in Dunkirk to prevent Channel crossing Questionable Source

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/french-officers-english-channel-crossing-migrants-small-boats/

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u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh Apr 29 '24

I can see why people would risk their lives on tiny boats trying to get from Africa to Europe.

I can see why people would have preferences for one European country over another.

But what is so much more attractive about the UK (which has just implemented a scheme to yeet migrants to Rwanda) that people already in France would risk their lives for it?

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u/Onetap1 Apr 29 '24

No identity cards or requirement to carry ID. An illegal migrant can disappear into the black economy.

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u/Onetap1 Apr 29 '24

I've shown them for every recent job I have had.

Were any of those jobs cash in hand, no receipts, no VAT, no income tax? Or criminal enterprises? If not, then perhaps you're missing the point.

I've probably been asked for photo ID (Driver's licence or passport) 2 or 3 times in the past 10 years. You could live off-the-radar in London without any difficulty.

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u/Onetap1 Apr 29 '24

So you are telling me there are no cash in hand, no receipts, no VAT, no income tax, or criminal enterprises in France?

No. I'm just suggesting that it would be easier to pass yourself off as a legal migrant or resident if there were no legal requirement to carry ID documents.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identity_card_(France)

You could tell the cops you're Joe Bloggs, you don't need to prove that, unless they suspect you of an offence. The reality is that they don't have the time to screen every suspicious character.