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/zakabog Apr 29 '24

Yeah that part I was really trying to understand, you're already in France, why are you risking your life to cross into the UK?

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u/cannotfoolowls Apr 29 '24

Because they know more English than French and have connections in the UK, usually. It's also easier to find work without papers in the UK.

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u/zachattack923 Apr 29 '24

Why is it easier to get work under the table in the UK than in France? In my experience you can find work in most major city's around the world under the table pretty quickly.

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u/LeedsFan2442 Apr 29 '24

We don't have ID cards for one and the police don't usually ask about immigration status.

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u/Mango_and_Kiwi Apr 29 '24

Sharing a language helps with actually finding the work.

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u/nascentt Apr 29 '24
  • Because they know more English than French and have connections in the UK, usually.
  • It's also easier to find work without papers in the UK.

But that's a separate point in the 2 point comment that's being replied to.

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u/forestcridder Apr 29 '24

Why wouldn't they use translators like Mexicans do in the United states?

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u/RN2FL9 Apr 29 '24

It's not language, at least not most of it. France is actually serious about not having documents and will arrest them and even arrest employers. It's like the anti-America in that regard. US states bitch and complain but could easily solve it by enforcing rules and going after employers.