A French politician said, this is a kind of ship you blow up Like a paddling pool.
It’s just a toy, the kind that many families will buy for their children to play on the beach this summer. But this winter, there may be only fragile inflatable toys left between other people’s children and the watery grave. Smugglers charge a small fee for the place on the ship. The ship is overloaded so dangerous that some people begin to sink when they see the land, while others drift in the dark and cross one of the busiest waterways in the world. . Refugee charities have long warned of a tragedy waiting to happen, and facts have also proved this. This week, at least 27 people, including a pregnant woman and three children, lost their lives in the cold November sea, the worst such incident since traffickers started using this route three years ago.
However, within a few hours, other ships set off, reminding people of how fierce desires are burning. After all, the people on the ship have nothing to lose. They may have sold all of their things, or left behind loved ones; many have experienced life-threatening journeys on the way to the French coast, only to shiver in makeshift roadside camps, and the police repeatedly They moved away and confiscated their tents and sleeping bags, leaving them at their mercy. Some young people bear the hope of left-behind families. They sacrificed everything in order to have a child to the west. When the ending is so tempting, they won’t stop; they have all experienced it after all, let alone they may have escaped. (Research Suggest Two-thirds of the people who crossed the strait were eventually judged as true refugees, fleeing conflict and persecution. ) As charities must say, if they have a better choice, no one will do it. Now our job is to provide them with one.
This tragedy forced everyone in British politics to once again face a problem that most people find obviously uncomfortable. The government obviously doesn’t know how to deal with the crowds on both sides of the strait, and the opposition often struggles with it; Labour Party members tend to offer refugees more open and generous proposals, but their party’s path to Downing Street is most likely through an instinct. Voters who do not do so. However, now is the time to learn some family truths.
If nothing happens, this must end the forced discussion by the Ministry of the Interior “push back” When ships entered British waters, this caused widespread concern about the risk of capsizing. The only way this week’s tragedy may be more terrifying is whether British border officials are actually responsible for dumping people into the sea.
It should also allow Britain and France to work more closely, although Bad omenWithin a few hours, Boris Johnson accused the French of not doing enough to prevent boats from crossing the border, while French politicians countered that it was the so-called convenience of finding a job on the British black market that inspired people to continue their efforts. However, President Macron is pushing for an emergency meeting of European ministers because he recognizes that half of Europe is struggling with similar difficulties. The next step is to realize that law enforcement alone is not enough.
Britain once mocked Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall, not only because of its inhumanity, but also because it sounds so stupid and rude. Anyone can make it harder for the body to cross borders, but you cannot build a wall against hopes and dreams, nor can you curb the general desire for a better life behind a fence. But if Priti Patel can figure out how to build a wall on the water, she will undoubtedly do so tomorrow, and requesting more beach patrols and more law enforcement is actually the most close to.Strategies based solely on keeping people out will not help resolve the driving factors that drive people to leave—conflict, political repression, and natural disasters that may be increasingly triggered by the climate crisis in the future—or what attracts them here. Pull factor, many immigrants insist that they don’t want to stay France And apply for asylum there because they have relatives in the UK or can speak English. This left a difficult dialogue with voters.
British politicians have long lost the courage to challenge assumptions about the most harmful issue for elections. But if they were honest, they would admit that the “crisis” we should have experienced pales in comparison to what Greece or Italy (whose coast forms the southernmost border of Europe) has seen in recent years.Although the asylum application is Highest annual level since 2004This may reflect the decline in travel restrictions during the pandemic and the surge thereafter.Far from being an irresistible magnet, the UK received Fourth highest number of asylum applications Compared with EU countries, it is only ranked 17th by population. However, most parts of the UK still behaved-and voted-as if it were actually overwhelmed by most people who went elsewhere.Five years ago, leaving the activist Be exploited These exaggerated fears help ensure Brexit, if any, which makes illegal flows more difficult to control. End the long-standing right Repatriating asylum seekers from another EU country and poisoning relations between Britain and France where goodwill is required. The courage of the Brexit people in government now is breathtaking, but this will not help prevent people from drowning at sea.
To this end, we need to agree with other countries to provide safe and legal ways for asylum seekers to ensure that geographic accidents will not make it difficult for some people to absorb an unfair share. This kind of unity is even more important because Russia is always wary of opportunities to destabilize and divide Europe. Suspect By bringing people to Poland through Belarus, and perhaps other neighboring countries, the tension is weaponized. Solving such a complex and intractable problem requires the lack of political maturity and the willingness to recognize that tragedy is the impetus for change.
Immigration is often portrayed as a threat to Britain, but incidents such as this should remind us that the real danger lies with those who cross the English Channel. In death, we can see who they are; both the victims of the regime they fled from and the victims of human traffickers who exploited their despair, but sometimes also the victims of the subconscious hostility of the country they longed to reach. In the direct consequence of tragedy, this hostility may sometimes be replaced by the pain of conscience and compassion, even if only briefly. Blink now, we will miss this moment.
