Red v Blue – Immigration – It’s still a long way from Albania, what happening on route.

Today see’s SB announcing the Government’s new strategy on Illegal Channel Crossings.

With it brings the usual rhetoric from opposition parties and refugee charities denouncing the new initiative.

The issue isn’t really about legitimate refugees that seek political asylum as I originally wrote 4 months ago, but those that have travelled thousands of miles through over European countries that want to start a life illegally in the UK and pay criminals to cross the English Channel in small boats.

Not surprisingly many in the UK dislike this and want something doing about it.

The people continuing to endanger their lives and their families when attempting to cross one of the worlds busiest waterways, are undertaken it at their choice and they are not being asked or forced to make this journey.

Many have also ventured from the coast of the Adriatic in the Balkans, South Eastern Europe just above Greece, for the uninitiated to the French coast.

Assuming they took a direct route through Europe they passed through at least 6 countries, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy or Austria, Germany, Belgium or France, but for some explained reason chose not to stay and make a life in those countries but continued to the UK.

Now apparently these apparent asylum seekers have decided upon a north westerly route for some reason, while they had the option of going to other European countries and having fled their country could have sort to try their luck to establish themselves closer to home but didn’t…..

I wonder why? Could it be that the UK is a broad church with a multi-cultural society that accepts others more readily than many of the other European countries and despite the immigrants knowing that it is unlawful to enter the UK without the proper Visa or documentation, they still want to be here?

They were, prior to venturing on a foolhardy adventure in a rubber dinghy across a 22-mile sea, ensconced in pretty dreadful conditions on the French coast, not being particularly well looked after by the French Authorities, and so they ventured forth.

The new legislation is an attempt to end this terrible trading by illegal gangs and as a deterrent to those unnecessarily travelling the vast distances to the French coast.

It is at least a proposal to show those foolishly wishing to travel thousands of miles that their attempts will be to no avail as they will be deported to Rwanda and hopefully bring to an end the criminal mall boat trade.

Perhaps in the future true legitimate asylum seekers wishing to be part of the UK will be processed quicker allowing them to enhance the UK, rather than those just wanting to just illegally enter the UK by small boats.

I for one believe that we shouldn’t encourage people that do not enhance our country and way of life, but welcome anyone that choses to come here legally and are employed, pay their way including taxes and contribute to society in general.