Calais, France: Syrians demand entry into the UK
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This is an update on the Calais story we have followed for a few years (we have one post as long ago as 2009). Asylum seekers are holed-up near the port of Calais and demanding that the UK open its doors to them.
Never mind that they got into Europe through some other safe country and should have applied for asylum there, or at least they could apply in France.
But, no, they want the UK and are demanding it.
From Liveleak:
Dozens walked to the ferry terminals over the weekend, unsuccessfully attempting to deliver a letter to UK immigration authorities.
One of the group told the Express: “It was the fourth day of our peaceful protest to ask for safe and legal access to the UK to claim asylum.
“We decided to walk to the port to deliver our letter directly to UK immigration authorities.
I wonder, if there were no “journalists” or “others with cameras” egging them on, would their protest even happen? ...
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