The leader of Kent Country Council, Roger Gough has broken the silence on the issue of mass illegal immigration, since the coronavirus pandemic those attempting to enter the United Kingdom via the English Channel has rocketed.
Councillor Gough said that the number of migrants claiming to be unaccompanied minors crossing the English Channel has reached “unsustainable” levels, adding that the county is being “overwhelmed”.
He said: “There is criminal activity clearly behind that. The problem emerging now at this end is that… we are a large local authority with a lot of experience in this area, but our capacity is being overwhelmed,
“At the moment clearly not enough is happening to stop those journeys and more needs to be done because what we are seeing is arrivals on a scale which we in Kent certainly cannot cope with,
“Once the children arrive in Dover we need to have a clear response and that’s not happening.”
Mr Gough also recognised that more young migrants are attempting to make the dangerous journey across the Channel as opposed to stowing away in lorries.
The United Kingdom introduced the coronavirus national lockdown in March, over 1,000 migrants have successfully reached British soil.
Lucy Moreton of the Immigration Services Union said: “It’s a route that costs a lot of money. Somebody has paid for these children to be put at risk. It’s important to identify the individuals… and to ensure that [minors] are not being trafficked into a worse situation.”
Various media outlets have reported that at the migrant camps in Calais, people-smugglers have reportedly lowered the fees they charge migrants to cross the Channel during the coronavirus pandemic down to £1,500 per person, compared to £3,000 last year.
The Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage filmed the French Navy Escorting a packed suspected illegal migrant Boat Into British Waters to be picked up by the UK coastguard, he warned HM’s government that they must act to stop people making the journey and send a clear message that it will not be tolerated.
The whole team at UNN have been covering the issue of illegal immigration into the UK via the English Channel for some time and with the lockdown, in Britain, we have seen some of the largest numbers ever attempting to enter the nation in one day. This is why with your support we are planning a documentary on this most serious of issues, the UNN team will be heading down to the English Channel to get a truthful perspective of just what is going on, please consider supporting us.
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