Public support for allowing migrants from Calais to enter is very low.
Scenes of asylum seekers camped near the French port of Calais trying to enter the UK have ignited a conversation across the English Channel about how welcoming a country Britain is – and should be – for migrants.
Thousands of desperate migrants, many refugees from the conflict in Syria as well as sub-Saharan Africa, have gathered in makeshift camps, attempting to board trucks and trains in the hope of forging a better life. On the other side of the Channel, miles-long traffic jams and extended delays on the Channel Tunnel train have revealed a clogged system struggling to cope with newfound pressure.
Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted he expects the crisis to last all summer. And as Europe confronts both record refugee flows and tough economic times, his government is finding itself caught in a pincer movement between those who want to see a humanitarian response and those demanding stricter border controls – issues that drive at the heart of the European Union "experiment." ...
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