XXL Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 http://www.france24.com/en/20161018-britain-moral-duty-calais-migrant-children-france-cazeneuve-refugees-jungle French minister appeals directly to UK public over Calais child migrants French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has penned an opinion piece in the UK press urging Britain to step up its efforts to identify and resettle unaccompanied child migrants stranded in the Calais "Jungle" camp. Cazeneuve’s article, published in The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday, comes just a day after more than a dozen teenagers were transferred to the UK from the sprawling camp, which the French government has vowed to shut down. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/17/uk-moral-duty-calais-unaccompanied-children-asylum "(The) French government has now decided to dismantle the Calais camp for good," Cazeneuve wrote, adding that neither London nor Paris wanted "to leave people with the right to refugee status in the cold and the mud – women and children least of all". The makeshift settlement in France’s northern port city is home to nearly 10,000 people who have mostly fled war and strife in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Africa with the ultimate goal of reaching Britain. It has become a focal point of Europe's migrant crisis, the subject of heated debate among French politicians and a constant source of tension with Britain. "The British government has pledged to help solve this crisis by taking in some unaccompanied minors, the vast majority of whom have expressed the wish to go to the UK," Cazeneuve wrote. "The UK government now needs to intensify this effort, so that every unaccompanied minor can benefit from fair, lasting protection. In the longer term, neither the UK nor France can abdicate our responsibilities regarding the migration crisis across our continent." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 They're too busy demanding that these children get X rays and tooth examinations to determine their age before they'll even let them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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