{"id":1396518,"date":"2022-03-23T13:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1396518"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:44:52","slug":"english-channel-migrant-crossings-to-become-illegal-under-borders-bill-as-400-more-migrants-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/english-channel-migrant-crossings-to-become-illegal-under-borders-bill-as-400-more-migrants-land\/","title":{"rendered":"English Channel Migrant Crossings to Become Illegal Under Borders Bill, as 400 More Migrants Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fenglish-channel-migrant-crossings-to-become-illegal-under-borders-bill-as-400-more-migrants-land%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1396518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Illicit migrant crossings via the English Channel are soon to become illegal in the UK as the Conservative party attempt to get a handle on the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Conservative party government is soon set to implement a law that will make small boat migrant crossings over the English Channel illegal for migrants looking to enter the UK.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The new law is aimed at curbing the ongoing Channel Migrant Crisis, and will also include a number of other measures designed to help get Britain\u2019s migration situation under control<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/mar\/22\/uk-set-to-criminalise-illicit-refugee-crossings-after-commons-rebellion-averted\">report<\/a> by\u00a0<em>The Guardian<\/em>, the new law will give officials the power to jail and prosecute migrants who partake in illicit crossings, as well as allow the country to process potential asylum seekers in third party countries, instead of in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the UK Conservative Party now seems set to implement these new powers under the Nationalities and Borders Bill, it was not without first staving off a rebellion from within their very own government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>More than 60 party MPs and Peers from the party signed a letter expressing resistance to the bill, demanding certain changes be made, including making it easier for asylum seekers to access work.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<em>The Guardian<\/em> reports that this internal opposition does not appear to have manifested on the floor of Britain\u2019s parliament, with the number of Conservative politicians actually voting against the official government positions on the bill remaining in the low single digits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember the Migrant Crisis? Nearly 700 Illegals Land in Britain in Two Days<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xuf5Xq3aQO\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xuf5Xq3aQO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1504487728422875143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the Conservative party government do seem to be finally trying to get a handle on the migrant crisis, they do so as hundreds of illegal migrants still poor into the UK through the country\u2019s sea border.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10642689\/Highest-day-migrant-landings-2022.html\">report<\/a> by the\u00a0<em>Daily Mail<\/em>, Britain saw a record number of migrants for 2022 land onshore on Tuesday, with 394 people arriving in Kent on 11 separate small boats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The new additions mean that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2022\/03\/23\/nearly-400-migrants-cross-channel-24-hours\/\">2,354<\/a> individuals of mostly African and Middle-Eastern origin have crossed the English Channel in March, with the yearly total reaching 3,800<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same old pattern, it\u2019s going to be about 90 per cent young men, no documentation or ID at all,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/17\/remember-the-migrant-crisis-nearly-700-illegals-land-in-britain-in-two-days\/\">lamented<\/a> Brexit leader Nigel Farage regarding the crossings earlier this month. \u201cThey will get put up in hotels or wherever at huge cost to the taxpayer, yet the genuine refugees that will be coming from Ukraine will be housed, predominantly, with British families at a cost of the taxpayer that is a few hundred pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the extreme nature of the crisis, Britain\u2019s leftist Labour Party has lashed out at the new border control measures, accusing the Conservative Party of implementing measures that are too hardline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday the Tories voted through some of the most draconian measures of the Nationality &#038; Borders Bill, showing how little they truly care about those seeking refuge from war &#038; persecution,\u201d Labour MP\u00a0Tahir Ali <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TahirAliMP\/status\/1506357620776525827\">wrote<\/a> online. \u201cA shameful display, not an ounce of compassion and out of step with what the public want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, some Conservative members have bit back at these criticisms, saying that Labour has not done enough to help fight back against the crossings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLabour had a choice today. They voted against our plan to tackle illegal channel crossings through the Nationality &#038; Borders Bill,\u201d Oliver Dowden MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliverDowden\/status\/1506375599828475917\">said<\/a> in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeir Starmer and Labour have no plan to reform and strengthen our borders, whilst we\u2019re getting on with the job,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">98 Per Cent of Illegal Boat Migrants Arrive in Britain Without a Passport<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WaDO5SdGoA\">https:\/\/t.co\/WaDO5SdGoA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1496907788496236545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illicit migrant crossings via the English Channel are soon to become illegal in the UK as the Conservative party attempt to get a handle on the ongoing crisis. 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