The Channel crossing crisis demands urgent action — 157 migrants had to jump into freezing water after their overcrowded dinghy caught fire, and this is one of the largest rescues on record. Boats are getting bigger, more dangerously packed, and deadlines are piling up with 14 deaths already this year. Tackling small boat crossings head-on, not playing politics, is the only responsible path forward.
French authorities aren't failing to stop Channel crossings — footage shows them actively guiding migrant dinghies into British waters while taking British money to do the opposite. NGO workers on French beaches openly assist embarkations, and French police stand by without intervening. Until Britain exits the ECHR, turns boats back and stops funding this arrangement, the crossings and the dangers that come with them will never end.
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