According to official data, almost 30,000 migrants have reached the United Kingdom this year by crossing the English Channel on small boats. The Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, reported that on Thursday alone, 509 migrants arrived on British shores using 11 boats, bringing the total for 2024 to over 29,500. This figure represents a 10 percent increase from the 26,501 recorded at the same time last year.
This past week, nearly 1,000 migrants successfully crossed the Channel in just three days. Despite promising to tackle people trafficking, the leftist Labour government has done little so far to stem the tide of illegal boat migrants. Estimates suggest they cost taxpayers $10 million a day in hotel costs alone.
So far, the Labour government under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has locked up more anti-mass migration protestors than people smugglers, including 61-year-old grandfather Peter Lynch.
Lynch, who was jailed for two years and eight months for holding an anti-government sign at an anti-mas migration protest, was found dead this week of an apparent suicide while in prison.
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In related events, the French coastguard carried out a rescue operation on Thursday, saving 76 individuals who had encountered trouble at sea. These migrants were returned to Calais, France. Some refused assistance on two of the boats, continuing their journey after officials assessed intervention risks as too high, including people falling overboard.
The recent rescue operation follows an incident earlier this week where three migrants lost their lives, and several others were saved, after their vessel sank. This event occurred only a week after another tragedy which resulted in the death of a baby.
French authorities have documented 48 migrant deaths so far this year.
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