Small boats across the English Channel or human caravans from South America into the US – tests the rule of law

We lose the battle when our politicians are allowed to use demeaning language, while clearly lacking ideas to tackle the problem.

Trump building a wall (when even the Great Wall of China got breached without anyone having to scale it) was a nonsense and the awful words he continues to use in describing these unfortunate folk, is reprehensible. And the situation isn’t much better here in the UK, with several ill-fated, ineffective schemes, followed by awful choice of words to create needless intolerance, but very little being done to deal with the problem

There is absolutely no defence for what’s currently going on, with boat after boat crossing into the UK across the channel. It is totally unacceptable. It is a flagrant abuse of our decency as those doing it, know that we are not going to allow their actions to turn us into brutes. As such, they are exploiting that.

It is of course very sad and soul-wrenching to see so many people, for whatever reason, feeling the need to make these treacherous voyages, be it to get into the US or the UK or other countries. Many facing exploitation and some dying enroute. They are not animals and even those who are taking these trip for economic reasons and are not fleeing wars etc. they are all human beings and their plight is unfortunate. However, regardless, the government simply cannot allow the channel crossings to continue. There must be technology put in place and cross-border pacts etc., to put this madness to an end. It has gone on for way too long. It makes a mockery of law & order, regardless of the reasons behind it. The government must find a practical was to put an end to it.

There should not be any equivocation about it.

Now after the crossings are stopped, a lot can and should be done, to help and we need to end wars around the world, so that people do not have the reasons to take on these awful trips to bust into countries via small boat crossing etc.

The figures are staggering. At the present rate, we might as well close down the immigration checks at airports!