French Politician Blames UK Welfare System For Calais Jungle Crisis
French authorities hope to clear all immigrants from the Calais jungle by Wednesday. A French politician says the dismantling of the camp will have no effect on the thousands of refugees who seek to cross the channel to England for its generous welfare system. RT.com reports: Philippe Mignonet, the deputy mayor of Calais, believes the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp will not stop the thousands of migrants from congregating in the French port town in the hope of crossing the English Channel. “The UK government says it does not want any more migrants but it never expels migrants who get there,” Mignonet told the Daily Mail. “They claim benefits and housing, and all we get is the British-funded wall and fences.” For Mignonet, the £2 million (US$2.4 million) British-funded wall being built around the loading area of the Eurotunnel, which allows goods trucks to come from France into Britain, is simply not enough. “What English city would accept a fence and a wall being built by another country on their land? If the British government want to improve matters, they should come and talk to the city of Calais,” he added. Mignonet invited Prime Minister Theresa May to visit the [...]
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