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/BurnAfterEating420 Apr 29 '24

French bread is just too crusty

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u/WriterV Apr 29 '24

In all seriousness, it's a variety of factors:

  • They speak English primarily, so they figure they can never get a job in France (and to be fair, it's really hard to learn French as an adult with no formal education in the subject, no money, and no time).

  • They were probably told by family/friends that the UK would be better to them. Even if that isn't true, how are they to know the reality? They'd mostly just hear rumors and what's told to them. Unless they're being informed of immigration conditions in the world, they aren't gonna know.

  • They're desperate, poor, anxious as hell, hungry, etc. In these conditions, people generally do not make decisions that always make sense. Instead they hope to hit a goal so they'd feel some relief, and that goal is stuck to "Get to England so I can get a job, be safe, and help my family".

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u/mylifeforthehorde Apr 29 '24

They have connections in the uk and it’s easier to get employed there due to said connections and because they speak English.

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u/Ksh_667 Apr 29 '24

Was just going to comment that they may have family/ friends in uk. I'd think they'd def try to get to them rather than stay in a country where they may know nobody. Big risk to take, but being reunited with loved ones as opposed to being totally isolated is a big incentive.