UK and France want an end to migrant crisis

The crisis has become a hot political issue on both sides of the Channel and British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande discussed the issue by phone.

At least 10 people have died since June in the rush to sneak into England, seen by migrants as an “El Dorado”.

Last week, Britain pledged 10 million euros ($11 million) to improve fencing around the Eurotunnel rail terminal in Coquelles, outside Calais, as well as promising more sniffer dog teams.

They said the world was facing “a global migration crisis” that required a European and worldwide response, and warned that the burden of tackling the problem should not lie with Britain and France alone.

The ministers said the migrant situation had to be addressed at its roots by “reducing the number of migrants who are crossing into Europe from Africa” for economic reasons.

“Our streets are not paved with gold”, they wrote.

“We have grave concerns about the government’s proposals to remove support from some of the most vulnerable families in the UK, many of whom fear there is real risk of serious harm or persecution to them and their children if returned to their countries of origin”, Doyle said.

Its chief executive, Richard Burnett said: “Without witnessing the mayhem at Calais first hand, neither the Prime Minister, nor his advisers, can fully grasp the severity of the situation”.

The mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchar, from the opposition Republicans party, accused the British of “imposing their laws on our border and it is becoming unacceptable”.

The divisive impact of the disaster was on show within the British port city of Folkestone on Saturday, with rival protests each supporting and condemning the presence of the migrants.

But nearby right-wingers chanted: “Britain first, taking our country back”.

Britain’s acting Labour leader, Harriet Harman, said the PM had “failed to initiate any diplomatic pressure on the French government to assess asylum claims and make sure proper immigration procedures are followed”.

“We are a small overcrowded island”.

“We’ve had enough, we’ve got enough [migrants] here at the moment – our country is on its knees, we need to concentrate on our veterans and our homeless and our NHS service”, one protester said.

A French police union said there were 1,700 migrant “intrusions” at a Channel Tunnel freight terminal overnight.

The “migrant crisis” in the Channel port of Calais, where thousands of desperate people are causing transport chaos by attempting to enter the UK via the Channel Tunnel.

The measures will be included in the upcoming Immigration Bill, with the aim of making it more hard for migrants to live in the UK after their visas have expired or applications for asylum have been rejected.

UK Border Force will send 100 more officers to Calais.

Mike Hookem, an MEP for UKIP for Yorkshire and Humber, told POLITICO on Tuesday that he visited Calais last week to investigate complaints from drivers living in his northern English constituency that they were being attacked by migrants “who carried knives and hammers” while they were waiting to enter the Eurotunnel.