Re: Stopping the boats

Bob Henson wrote:
> 
> On 5.6.24 8:07 am, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > On Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:14:04 +0100
> > Ben Newsam <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> >> Citizen Smith wrote, though the Organization header says "":
> >> 
> >> >It seems to the very naive me that if the French would just take them
> >> >back then the trafficking would stop in a heartbeat because there'd be
> >> >no point in it. Am I missing something?  Is this not being suggested
> >> >anywhere because the French don't want them back and we don't want to
> >> >upset them?
> >> 
> >> Ummm, I suspect it's a bit more complicated than that, but yes I am
> >> sure that plays its part in the whole sorry mess.
> > 
> > 	As I understand things most of these people are sold a package
> > including transport to the UK and a job and housing when they get there.
> > The gangs that do this are run from the UK and have uses for any that make
> > it here. They are the ones who provide the crappy boats and induce people
> > to use them. They are the problem not their victims.
> > 
> 
> Nevertheless, if we rescued them mid-Channel , turned them round and 
> took them immediately back to the EU shore whence they came on every 
> single occasion without fail, the problem would go away very quickly. If 
> we wanted to make doubly sure - all we would have to do is stop giving 
> them a free living when they do manage to get here (getting benefits 
> which many British folk are going without) and widely publicise it. The 
> two things would stop the trade almost immediately. Simples! Tchk!

The Aussies did something similar and that stopped the boats for them, but they 
so have a much bigger stretch of water.