Am I the
only one who, whilst watching the news when they are going on about illegal
immigrants climbing fences in France and rushing across to lorries that have
already passed border control and then listening to interviews with the French who
say that they are doing their best, but need extra help from the rest of Europe,
think ‘why do we think that the French or, in fact, the rest of Europe will
make any special efforts to stop anyone’.
Let’s face it, it will mean the illegals will be in our country, not
theirs. They will become our responsibility,
not France’s or anyone else.
I can
almost imagine the French sitting there with their Gauloises cigarettes and
their bread and cheese lunches (sorry, typecasting, but you get the drift) and
watching the whole shenanigans and quietly smiling to themselves. They probably even take bets on who’ll make
it over the fence first. Best bit of
entertainment of the day I shouldn’t wonder.
What I always think is 'how the hell did they get as far as the border
between France and us in the first place?' Is it because Europe knows that we
are such a soft touch and that most peeps will want to end up here so, in a
way, they are just ‘passing through’?
Why, when they reach said border are they not dealt with there and maybe
returned to respective countries whilst in Europe? I’m very confused and bemused.
I have no
objections to immigration, I really don’t.
I like the fact that we have free trade and free movement. Let’s face it, we have inflicted almost a
whole generation of our elders onto Europe, who want somewhere warm to retire
to, but still want their fish and chips and warm beer. We also inflict thousands of footy fans
including the not so nice ones and hundreds, if not thousands, of the rowdy,
drunken, stupid 16-25 year olds who are having their ‘crazy’ holidays upon
them.
In fact,
now I come to think of it, maybe that’s why they sit on their chairs eating
their lunches and smoking their cigarettes and placing bets; they’re getting
their own back. And, if that is the case, fair play!
I don’t
really know what goes on in the rest of Europe with regard to illegals; it’s
never mentioned on the news and we, obviously, don’t get updates with regard to
how many illegals have settled elsewhere.
All we seem to see is the border, and there really does seem to be a lot
of them, and it always seems to appear that nothing is being done, which I’m
sure cannot be entirely correct.
Is the news
just scaremongering, do France actually do anything at all (what’s their
success rate) or are they really sitting back and laughing their heads off and
enjoying lunch.
Cya
The would-be migrants don't want to stay in Greece, Italy, France, or most of the other countries that they have to enter, or cross, to get to the UK. They're not welcome in most of those other countries, all of whom seem content to let them pass through on their way to us, and they believe that they'll be well-treated if they can get to the UK. So I think the French DO sit back and watch, with wry amusement, knowing that if they do nothing the problem will transfer to us. Every once in a while if the situation gets a bit heated they stop shrugging and start waving their arms about and shouting for someone to do something about it - anyone except them.
ReplyDeleteItaly has a massive problem with migrants, as do Spain and Greece, and each of these countries is continually seeking more help from the rest of Europe to deal with re-settling them. It's almost impossible to address the cause of their flight into Europe, which is religious and ethnic hatred, war and corruption and just sheer greed on the part of government officials who are only in office to line their own pockets and who couldn't give a toss about the living and working conditions of their citizens, many of whom have to leave or starve. (When I become World Dictator, I will make Switzerland open up their banking records and reveal which heads of government have massive secret bank balances, then I'll make the Swiss give that money back to the countries concerned.)
So, if we can't or won't deal with the root causes, we in Europe will have to collectively take responsibility for the consequences. In theory, under the UN and European protocols, all EU states bear equal responsibility - it's evident though, that some countries appear to be more equal than others.