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The English Channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world but is also one of the most dangerous migrant routes. In the past decade the UK has seen an influx of small boat arrivals on its shores and the British Government is now spending millions of pounds on inhumane policies to try and stop people from applying for asylum. But it won’t work and we’re going to tell you why.

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Special thanks to Francisco for sharing his story and all the others who spoke to us for this video in Calais

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - The dangers of crossing the English channel
1:29 - The Government's plan to 'Stop the Boats'
2:18 - Paying the bills
3:33 - The English channel, explained
3:56 - Why people choosing to seek asylum in the UK?
5:47 - Is migration really an issue for the UK?
6:35 - The journey of an asylum seeker
7:34 - The problem with the legal routes into the UK
8:16 - Brexit and the rise of small boat crossings
9:32 - An migrants story to the UK
11:14 - False narratives on asylum seeker
12:49 - Why Francisco left South Sudan
13:19 - The UK want to send asylum seeker to Rwanda
14:44 - The problems with asylum application
16:06 - Will money fix the small boat crossings?
17:53 - Living in limbo
18:29 - Alternative options to solving the problem
19:38 - Why Francisco loves the UK

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