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Originally Posted by nomadking
If being part of the EU was part of a solution, how come they did and still do, reach Calais in the first place? How many other EU countries did they pass through?
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Because as I said we would have had more of an opportunity to return those arriving to France
Doesn’t matter how many EU countries they’ve been through those travelling don’t have to seek refuge in the first safe country. However, there are far far more people who have requested sanctuary in Germany, Spain & France.
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
As the USA have found with their Mexico border, it's not a simple issue to stop people crossing one.
As for the the internal EU question, do you know many people travel from England to Scotland or England to Wales on a daily basis and vice versa?
Even with the best will in the world, land borders are not easy to seal.
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Easier than naval borders, unless your conscience allows you to leave people in the middle of the channel and hope they’re recovered by the French