Saturday, September 27, 2014

AFP / Yahoo News - Dover, UK: Far-right groups protest immigration at British port (There go those far-far-far-right groups again, demanding border control--imagine that! Next they will be saying we shouldn't run with scissors or place our tongues on frozen pump handles!)


Far-right groups protest immigration at British port



Dover (United Kingdom) (AFP) - British far-right groups demonstrated against immigrants entering the country from France on Saturday, in a protest at the southern English port of Dover.
Draped in British and English flags, demonstrators objected to migrants who cross the English channel from the French port of Calais, where many fleeing instability in the Middle East and Africa have long gathered in makeshift camps.
Some protesters held up signs saying "Support our truckers, secure our borders", while others displayed the banners of the British far-right groups National Front and East Kent English Patriots.
Truck drivers who move freight over the crossing have demanded stricter border controls, saying that they are unfairly penalised if migrants stow away on their vehicles. ...