Illegals Bottlenecked on French Coast

That's right. Illegal immigrants are crowding into makeshift camps on the northern French coast from Calais to Cherbourg waiting for the chance to get into Britain. Elite French anti-riot police, the CRS, have been dispatched to quell the increasing violence from growing numbers of frustrated "asylum seekers."


Cherbourg illegal immigrant camp
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has taken a strict law and order approach to the refugee problem. Last Thursday, the elite police arrived in Normandy and commenced 24-hour patrols to counter the "growing menace caused by illegal immigrants." Ironically, the people causing the problems in France would prefer to leave France but are unable to traverse the natural barrier of the English Channel to get to Britain.

In Cherbourg, up to 160 would-be asylum seekers try to jump on to lorries heading for Britain every night, according to the ferry port's management.

Serge Henry, the port director, said urgent action is needed. "The problems never end and, if anything, are getting worse."

Police guarding the area are stretched to the limit, but almost 300 a week are arrested.

Officers said troublemakers are arrested on a regular basis.

But as immigrants have no fixed abode, or official papers, dealing with them is difficult.

"In many cases, there is absolutely nothing we can do," said a police spokesman.

"They do not want to claim asylum here. All they want to do is get to Britain."

According to authorities, many immigrants come from war-torn places like Iraq and Afghanistan and are seeking to collect on Britain's generous social welfare benefits. Others simply want to participate in Britain's "burgeoning black economy."

Just a thought, the U.S. would benefit by having a natural barrier like the English Channel on the southern border but, since that's not possible, maybe a man-made barrier would work -- like a fence.

Frankly, I would suggest that were the English Channel to silt up, creating a land bridge between the continent and Britain, UK citizens would demand that the government have it dredged. And the British government, like the U.S. government, would probably ignore the citizens' demand for a barrier at the national border.

Tip: slwlion