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Snapshot 1:Tue, Sep 3, 2024 5:07:34 PM GMT last edited by Brian

At Least 12 Migrants Dead While Trying to Cross English Channel

Above: A Border Force vessel brings ashore a group of migrants, picked up in the channel making the crossing from France to the UK on August 12, 2024 in Dover, England. Image copyright: Dan Kitwood/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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    For years the British government has responded to each reported migrant death with renewed calls for tougher border security, resulting in asylum seekers taking even more dangerous boat journeys. These migrants, who are fleeing war and persecution, will continue these trips no matter what, so it's up to French and British authorities to provide a safe passage way rather than lett them drown at sea.


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