we ve now called in the uk border force, the uk coastguard who are going to pick them up. rescued migrants are then brought to dover and ferried ashore for processing. the government says its new nationality and borders bill currently passing through parliament targets people smugglers but it also includes a new law, meaning migrants arriving without permission could be jailed for up to four years. critics say it amounts to cruelty. it s a really callous, cold hearted brutal response by a government that s trying to arrest and prosecute its way out of a problem. it won t succeed. putting people injail who have come here because of the terrible things that have happened to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive and all that it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years.
people injail who problem. it won t succeed. putting people in jail who have problem. it won t succeed. putting people injail who have come here because of that terrible things that happen to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive. all it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of without resolving the issue. the number of migraines classing that channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years, more than 2000, a record made thejourney injune. but overall, the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year to just below 30,000, and that s way down on that peak back in 2002 of more than 80,000. behind the migrant numbers are the human stories. the government is pushing back, but for those making these dangerous journeys, the pull of a better life is strong. john dina sentiment bbc news, the english channel. just wa nt to want to quickly turn to the us are
it s a really callous, cold hearted brutal response by a government that s trying to arrest and prosecute its way out of a problem. it won t succeed. putting people injail who have come here because of the terrible things that have happened to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive and all that it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years. more than 2,000 a record made thejourney injune. but overall, the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year to just below 30,000 and that s way down on the peak, back in 2002, of more than 80,000. and britain accepts far fewer asylum applications than many of its european neighbours. behind the migrant numbers, though,