Albanian migrant deported from UK says he regrets illegal Channel crossing - BBC Newsnight

Albanian migrant Artan, who asked to remain anonymous and chose this as an alias, paid Kurdish people smugglers around £3,500 ($4,169) to enter the UK on a small boat.
Artan is one of more than 12,000 who arrived in the UK on small boats this year. Unusually, on arrival Artan admitted to being an economic migrant, and was quickly deported back to Tirana.
Newsnight’s Joe Inwood looks at why so many young men are choosing to leave Albania on a dangerous and expensive journey, and what can be done to stop them leaving.
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[@Krytern]

If they can save up £3,500 and spend it to go to the UK then they aren't in that bad of a position.

[@AzanAli-]

They get that £3500 from selling their home. Not by working a month in Tesco.

[@Krytern]

@@AzanAli- What homes? Most of them lived with their parents who still have their homes.

[@user-pd6bd7ir4z]

@@AzanAli- You managed to put away 3.5k from working at Tescos? Are you a regional manager or something? Other than that you’ll be glad to save up 100 quid ! Liar

[@markcarpenter5368]

@@AzanAli- go back to your own country idiot

[@AzanAli-]

@@markcarpenter5368 LOL. Why? I am here legally. Not many legal ways left to come here anyway unless you have money and buy your way into it by investing here. I've paid more in taxes than most people make in a year, but I am not the one complaining unlike half the Brit on benefits.

[@matthew-005]

They have 3000 to 5000 dollars to pay for the illegal trip here and they think they are hard up? I wish I had half that amount of money.

[@nikkijayne4451]

They can get on a plane for 40 quid.

[@walterdixon7753]

@@nikkijayne4451 yes with a passport!!!

[@nikkijayne4451]

@@walterdixon7753 they chuck passport in the channel.

[@matthew-005]

@@nikkijayne4451 Yeah I know that's why it's fishy that they are 90% men and they deal with people traffickers and risk the lives crossing the channel with no sailing experience in an unseaworthy vessel. They are obviously up to no good and are selfishly forcing their way to the front immigration asylum line when people like the Ukrainian's who are in real need yet they unselfishly chose apply legally. It's unfair to allow illegals to apply for asylum especially before those who apply legally and to expect the British public to pay for their selfishness. They should all be returned for illegally crossing and get a criminal record too.

[@nikkijayne4451]

@@matthew-005 i dont think they should be called traffickers. To me traffickers are people who kidnap you. And force you to do things you don't want too do. Ive never heard of the young girls that get trafficked. Get a free phone. Or free to do whatever they want. Their willingly paying someone to help them enter a country illegally, so they can continue with their crimes.

[@tangocray5513]

None of the countries that illegal immigrants come from will allow an Englishman to live in those countries unless he meets the financial level that's demanded. None will allow any illegal immigrants to stay, most imprison and then expel them. Many countries do not allow foreigners to buy property. Most never give citizenship to a foreigner, even if he marries a local woman. I live in a small town, almost every shop and restaurant is owned by Turkish people. It's the same in most towns and cities of England. It seems that those coming to the UK illegally are wealthy enough to pay £3 or £4 thousand pounds to smugglers and still have enough to start a business. I'm confused and would love to live somewhere abroad, but I'm too poor.

[@taranprietsingh3706]

Absolutely true

[@Talkwithtina808]

True

[@lorraineq]

A lot of pimps and gang members,who know there is a lot more money to be made in UK and Ireland,through dealing,extortion,etc.they know there doing us dirty that's why you never see one on their own ALWAYS A GANG IN DARK CLOTHING TO STALK AND WATCH.

[@grahammurray7426]

We are being taken for mugs And the government want them . If they wanted to stop them they could very easily

[@Slots-Room]

well not true at all , Albanian risk their lifes to save jews from nazi, maybe you should read more history before you talk bs, they are over 1000s of English ppl living in Albania no one bothers them

[@seb_gibbs]

Why does the UK still pay France millions to secure the shores? yet they never try to stop them, just follow the boats and hand them over to the UK.

[@nickohira1397]

@Ùlfhèdńæř like the European ones are coming in still?

[@nickohira1397]

@Ùlfhèdńæř I don't mind european eurasian ones

[@nickohira1397]

@Ùlfhèdńæř I like legales

[@nickohira1397]

@Ùlfhèdńæř I'm a british 🇬🇧 easten Mediterranean 🇬🇷🇹🇷

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Because the UK government doesn't know where else it can invest funds.

[@Englishman999]

A French patrol boat literally escorted them and ensured their safe passage into UK waters, then it left. That is unacceptable. All such boats making the crossing. Should be escorted back to French soil. No exceptions.

[@britbazza3568]

This is why the UK needs to take a hard line on this situation The football player saying that the people is the problem because of crime shows that the people need to deal with the criminal behaviour then sort out their nation not just run away and become a problem for someone else. It shows that this migration is illegal and shouldn't be allowed

[@deborahwingard776]

Allowing? How old are you?

[@britbazza3568]

@@deborahwingard776 wtf has my age got to do with anything? Laws allow or permit people to do things in life all these scumbags are doing is theiving from the UK people and govt by claiming something they aren't. Where's the war in Albania? There isn't one. It's a safe nation and the Albanians shouldn't be allowed to claim asylum in the UK end of

[@hekurannoka8875]

people not scared from criminals nothing to do with them.just government high corruption . For that reason people want to go out off Albania

[@cantagiousca5220]

I would fight them back to Albanian

[@DippinSauc]

That's the kind thinking that led to brexit and it's socio-economic issues in UK now

[@starofdavid9919]

They all seem to say the same thing that they pay thousands of pounds to so called smugglers, you are certainly not destitute if you have thousands of pounds at your disposal, whole thing stinks.

[@KOSOVA-IS-Albania]

These money are from what they owned selling their home or car whatever they have to sell.

[@moniho6907]

Some saved for years to do this

[@michaelmoores2654]

@@moniho6907 They should save to invest the money in something constructive instead of invading our country.

[@moniho6907]

@@michaelmoores2654 the Brits invaded so many people so maybe this it's karma

[@michaelmoores2654]

@@moniho6907 More and more people are getting angry about this here. This type of stuff never ends well.

[@timh7882]

About the French coast guard: "they accompanied us". There it is.

[@mariehewett5240]

YES - THERE IT IS - RIGHT THERE! PROOF THE FRANCH ARE DOING NOTHING TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS!

[@fionabravi6647]

God, its funny how no one speaks of what should matter to us more, we're in the UK and cannot get police when we call (I was at work asking for police assistance on 999 and I was put on hold for 10min). My child is sick and I've been trying 3different hospitals on Saturday all had a waiting time of 6 to 7 hours. It's now 5am and I have 2hr to go before a doctor can see my baby. Yet the people who exploit this system most, the politicians that have mansions and avoid taxes, their focus is Albania, that way narrow minded people get discracted!

[@BlackBerryJuice82]

This is exactly my point. The amount of money that the Government has stolen before cvid until now but all they pedal is "the immigrants" are taking our money. People have smart phones in their hands but refuse to do a little research🙄

[@freeatlast3752]

But you have time to comment in here?

[@BlackBerryJuice82]

@@freeatlast3752 what's your point 🥴🤣

[@freeatlast3752]

@@BlackBerryJuice82 read Fiona's comment to understand my point !

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

that's because your distress and your child's distress doesn't make the news and embarrass politicians but dead drowned and washed up Albanians do.

[@captainjoejoe]

The sheer quantity of illegal immigrants arriving in the UK is a news story. 1 of those regretting the journey isn`t.

[@leahflower9924]

France is sending it's unwanted to Britain most of Europe is waking up britain needs to get way more strict

[@originalunoriginal4055]

I wonder how this situation will be resolved realistically, rationally and the actual pragmatic steps. Any ideas?

[@tonemc6047]

Smoke and mirrors

[@hugoc1861]

Privatize BBC entirely, they don't serve the British citizens

[@goldfish2379]

@@originalunoriginal4055 We have a long coastline, and there are plenty of disused cruise ships, all housing around 4000 people, which could be anchored offshore, under guard. If the invaders were ferried there, and kept there while their "cases" were heard - and no case heard unless they paid the lawyers - the crossings would stop immediately.

[@CC-hx5fz]

Finally. Claiming asylum does not make you a genuine asylum seeker.

[@blackeagle7947]

You shouldn't divided Albania in treaty of London and now it's time to pay. Fuck off Jon Bull

[@CC-hx5fz]

@@blackeagle7947 what's the relevance to economic migrants exploiting political asylum laws? The economic migrants are dumping on people who aren't British citizens and who need to travel safely. How does that strike back at empire, exactly?

[@blackeagle7947]

@@CC-hx5fz Ok mate, I got your message simply you don't like Albanians. Your moto is defame one community in order to justify deportation.

[@CC-hx5fz]

@@blackeagle7947 I've got nothing against Albanians. Europe will have to address economic migration at some point in the future. That's not happening right now, and it's not okay for economic migrants to dump on asylum seekers who need to travel safely. I get it. You hate asylum seekers. You think it's ok to create criminal networks around a system that was set up to help people who are worse off.

[@blackeagle7947]

@@CC-hx5fz So you're pointing your finger to Albanians and calling us all criminals, right?

[@MHGKarma]

We need to be firmer on the benefits system in UK. We can no longer support it - those that can work should work and those that do not have a visa to work in the UK and cannot contribute to the society should leave. The UK system has already collapsed. Those that are employed and work all hours of the day cant afford basic cost of living because the taxes and bills they pay are getting to be more than their average income - and what do the majority of our taxes go on? public services stretched too thin, immigration and benefits. I saw a woman complaining the benefits system wasn’t enough to cover the cost of her and her five kids… here is a thought… why did you have five kids knowing that you wouldn’t be able to support them?! at what point are people going to start taking responsibility for their actions, working hard again for what they need and stop expecting handouts. Running away to another country thats already in a state of collapse is not the answer. Expecting “compassion” and not a police escourt when you broke the law and entered into the country without declaring what skills you have that can help cover the cost of you being there or how you are going to contribute as a community member of the UK? How much does your deportation cost the UK taxpayer that cant currently afford to keep their own heating on or pay their own food bills… what a mess.

[@macchiatomachiato]

what about just say NO

[@edwardbernthal160]

If the UK system has already collapsed as you say then stop telling Albanians what to do and fix your own system. Why are you leave voters always telling others what to do and doing nothing yourself?

[@edwardbernthal160]

welcome to Brexit Sir 🤣🤣

[@patrycjar3635]

Your benefits system is crazy, my polish friend who emigrated to UK years ago lives there on benefits and is never going to start working despite being a healthy 28 years old woman. She got a social house and also her mom and brother (both healthy and in productive age) are claiming benefits. This money combined allow them to go on nice vacations abroad and having a car. They won’t go to work just because they don’t want to make any effort if they can have everything for free. I don’t know how fair it is to citizens who are paying taxes for years to sponsor such parasites.

[@LMCSM]

@@patrycjar3635 pisses me off no end. I'm disabled and sleeping on my Dad's floor. I've been waiting on the housing list since 2007 and yet people come here and take priority over our own people who really need the help. I'm on the brink of suicide because I can't take this situation and my bad mental state any longer, it's too much. Tell your friend they should be absolutely ashamed of themselves, the benefits system and social housing is for people that are actually ILL/homeless/disabled, not for freeloaders who want to have loads of kids and not get off their backside to support themselves 😠

[@elizabethtd1006]

Being Greek I've known Albanians for over 30 years, and our countries are often at odds with eachother, but there's unfairness here. True, there are numerous criminal gangs, and many of them end up in crime . However, the bulk of Albanians who have been coming to Greece all these years , work day and night like beasts of burden, to invest at home. It's understandable that all countries are fed up with illegal immigration and I quite agree with the deportation of illegal ones. What I object to is the bad press . If you invited Albanian migrants for work in Britain, you'd get a most hardy, clever and resilient workforce who would use their income to build their own country, where they will one day return

[@susanwestern6434]

We need that money earned in the UK to be spent in the UK.

[@neilfoster814]

@@susanwestern6434 Excellent point Susan!

[@alexnicolaou3579]

that's "how to destroy an economy 101". if money earned in Greece stayed in Greece you'd be one of the richest countries of the EU. the UK is heading that way as well, lots of money payed, most of it leaves the country.

[@elizabethtd1006]

@@alexnicolaou3579 I presume that you want the people to leave also !

[@andin3720]

@@susanwestern6434 I rarely know any Albanian who lives abroad investing the money back to Albania. Maybe that was a thing 15 years ago, but it doesn’t happen anymore. From my experience in US, Albanian immigrants are very hardworking, and many run small stores, and construction companies. The second generation is college educated, and works in hospitals, banks and pharmacies.

[@tinalewis9529]

Running away is never the answer, they need to stand together against those in power. Running away and risking the dangerous journey is just going to make the problem worse in the long term.

[@zakjuly6721]

Its the USA that destroyed the albania economy , why dont the USA take them in ?

[@littleowldme]

Running away from what?!

[@mariehewett5240]

@@littleowldme They are not running away from a war. Its their government who are as corrupt as ours. They have heard all about what they will get if they come to the UK on social media. The Kurds are offering them means to come to the UK for £2,000 for the boats.life jackets etc. They cant wait to get here but they are not escaping from anything - its just so they can help themselves to what we have paid into all our lives because it has been given to them. This will stop very soon I hope or we will all sink - them included!

[@littleowldme]

@@mariehewett5240 you're preaching to the choir.... Hubby is Kurdish...so know exactly how it is back there. The trouble with Iraq is...Saddam Hussein was generous with money, but mentally was a vile murdering tyrant. However, this new PM they've got...although isn't a murderous deviant...is keeping all the country's money for himself! About 70% of Iraqis work for the Gov...it's not unusual for them to not be paid for 3 months at a time.. no wonder they want to come here.

[@cocojumbo8079]

@@littleowldme go and live there and will realise from what

[@sylviaball3874]

Really shouldn't be deporting them. Shouldn't be allowed in in the first place.

[@grahamnelson8674]

We in the UK can't be responsible for other countries problems we are only a small country and Albanians are turning our city's upside down with really bad crime so for me my country and my ppls safety comes 1st so no more. Ukraine's ppl really do need us and they don't form gangs

[@hmmmmm2634]

We in the UK are quick to force our morals on other countries yet can’t take responsibility for a handful of migrants.

[@stevenbartlett5867]

Great comment. I'm in the U.S. near Boston and Albanians are rude and arrogant. Perhaps Albanian youths should fight to make their country to make it better. I'm glad the U.K. deported them. People can't just leach off other countries.

[@maykolee]

True but what’s wrong with France?

[@JayToons]

Ukranian don't form gangs? I guess you never heard of the Ukranian mafia. They use the Czech Republic as money laundering. A lot of the money NATO countries are sending to Ukraine, ends in mafia hands and ultimately ends in the Czech Republic to convert it in to clear Euros.

[@alchemist7412]

This is the KARMA of British Empire. The British plundered Albanian economy that fueled the industrial revolution in the UK.

[@snowyowel7961]

I believe that the RNLI should be brought to account for escorting illegal migrants across the Channel to our country they helping the traffickers by bringing illegal migrants to here.

[@goldfish2379]

I wrote to RNLI to complain about their invader taxi service and their reply contained this: "Our lifeboats operate under international maritime law, which states we are permitted and indeed obligated to enter the waters of other territories for search and rescue purposes." In other words, they COULD take the invaders back to France - but they CHOOSE TO deliver them here.

[@CC-hx5fz]

Don't be silly. The RNLI prevents people drowning. They don't have time to check people's passports.

[@PazBinv1]

If donations drop much lower they might have to curtail their so-called rescue jaunts.

[@snowyowel7961]

@@PazBinv1 They are really taking the piss out of us when they come on TV asking for donations then they bring illegal migrants to our country that get put up in hotels paid for by us the tax payer at a cost of 140 million pounds a month What flipping hypocrites.

[@ML-wy8og]

One thing I don't understand is the British police / customs seem to think there's an obligation to 'save' the people and bring them onto their boats into the UK but the French when they see them in their waters don't think there's an obligation to 'save' them....

[@thisiscrazy4122]

How many migrants or dinghies with migrants would you let them to get drowned before the papers plaster all over the internet dead migrants on the british shores ? 10 ? 100 ? 500 ? 5000 ?

[@ML-wy8og]

@@thisiscrazy4122 I think 0. My point was the French should be intervening straightaway when they're spotted and getting them to safety in their own waters regardless if they're on the shore or already on the boat. If they're in danger they should be rescued wherever they are. I just don't understand the logic that somehow they suddenly need rescuing then they cross into English waters and taken to a port but not in French waters. As your reply implies it is very dangerous. The French are not fulfilling their human rights obligations.

[@shan7180]

The dichotomy is bizzare yes.

[@FreddAlb]

That's when you are a developed country you have human rights laws which work for every human in this country.

[@kennymitchell4361]

@@ML-wy8og you are protected by law via police or royal lifeboat to be granted safe passage to shore

[@donnabenson1436]

Being British, we are sick of this and these people are draining our country's funds and we have a massive house shortaged, which is effecting British people finding affordable housing... Too many illegal migrates coming here now.... As a British citizen, we can't get a boat and enter another country illegally.... This has to get under control... Our schools are over crowded, long wait at our hospitals, doctors, dentists... Most illegal migrates are 99.9 percent young men... Our four star hotels full of them, weddings cancelled due to this, costing the British taxes payers billions to put them up with three meals per day.... Anyone entering by this method into the UK should be deportment straight way SIMPLE!!!

[@goldfish2379]

They shouldn't even set foot here. we have a long coastline, and plenty of old disused ships such as cruise ships, etc which could be anchored offshore. They house around 4000 people. The invaders should be ferried to one of those, given a weekly supply of water and basic food which needs no cooking, and left there until they have proved their case - if they can afford a lawyer (after all, they found the money for he smuggler) And round up all those already here, to be dumped on the same ships. The problem would be solved overnight - but of course, Lib Lab Con don't want to solve the problem. If you do, then vote Reform.

[@lawtraf8008]

You're privileged and tone deaf

[@donnabenson1436]

@@lawtraf8008 they aren't refguees, they are visa dodgers because they wouldn't pass a visa check they won't make the criteria because most of them are criminals or can't financially support themselves when they come to the UK.... If i want to go and live aboard, I have to do a visa etc.... They are already living in a safe country France which isn't at war and some have teavelled through five other safe countries.... They have money to pay the smugglers and their main reason to come here to the UK, is to be with their mates, family but most of all to get free money as they put it, benefits and a four star hotel, push their way up on the housing.... We have had enough this country is sick of being invaded by healthy men, who should follow the rules like the rest of us do... If they aren't happy with their own country stand up for themselves there.... We only agree with genuine refugees women and children not healthy young men invading our country, they aren't wanted here!!!! And the British are making that known now and our government has also had enough of free loading men via boat from France, they should be taken straight back by boat and band from re-entering for upto 10 years, even if they apply by visa... In. KENT kicking off in the attention centre, making knifes, that actually shows us the British people these aren't genuine good people coming here, if you were a genuine refugee you would be grateful for another country taking you in, these as I said are visa dodgers.... Criminals breaking the law....!!!

[@goldfish2379]

@Local Council Jobsworth No - we don't want hordes of young male criminals here.

[@mariehewett5240]

@@localcounciljobsworth9183 We dont have the land! We are just small island. Pick a larger country to invade!

[@christinemcclymont269]

If they are so "poor" how come they can pay £3000 to get to UK?

[@keithscott9219]

Christine, it's called saving up, they didn't pull £3000 out of thin air, they spent years slowly saving up money.

[@user-st1mt8ws2v]

Such a ignorant statement

[@digitd4663]

'Artan' was interviewed by another media channel, I saw it a couple of days ago. But this one is more in depth and even an Albanian said many criminal gangs in his country so surely its up to the Albanian government to resolve?

[@alexnicolaou3579]

the Albanian government IS a criminal gang

[@Sam-nb8ev]

The bigger problem is that the Albanian government is the mafia.

[@zanabanci1943]

It takes two ppl to dance tango. Smuggling is not organized only from Albanians mafia but from British mafia and so on. Smuggling is an international organization

[@RotatableHorse]

@@zanabanci1943 Albanians in Britain you mean.

[@zanabanci1943]

@@RotatableHorse no I mean English mafia

[@josh77577]

in 60 years from now you will see brits illegally immigrating to albania.

[@PazBinv1]

There won't BE any 'Brits' by then!

[@knoxyish]

in 60 years there wont be nothing left .

[@christinemary7101]

Change the goverment in that country , instead of fleeing

[@bulqizafotovideo8602]

Yes I live in UK you wanted brexit and the foreigners run in the country can you change the government to for me please I paid taxes for 25 years in UK🇦🇱🤝🇬🇧

[@christianv6894]

It's easy to say it from your safe sofa at home. I'd like to see you trying it though

[@tonitonight6691]

The trouble is the government buys votes in Albania. The ones that vote against they don't even get counted. The biggest problem is George Sorros he is the one that fund the government and th EU backs Albanian government.

[@goldfish2379]

@@bulqizafotovideo8602 We've all paid taxes for generations. And re Brexit, you haven't even seen it happen yet. That comes when we get rid of the old globalist parties which are infesting us with swarms of invaders. And why is your English so terrible if you have been here 25 years?

[@goldfish2379]

@@christianv6894 None of us are on a safe sofa at home. Albania is a shithole, and seeing the swarms coming out of it, it's obvious why it is a shithole, and always has been a shithole. We don't want their turds bobbing over here.

[@j.p.9295]

They can stop them crossing the channel if they want to . Something's fishy going on .

[@arrore]

It is very strange the UK is not doing that. Italy had the same problem back in the '90 with Albanians crossing the sea, until the two countries agreed to stop the illegal crossing and it completely stopped for 10 years. I cannot believe it that the UK isn't capable of doing that.

[@ilicdjo]

@@arrore they are like cancer. You let them in too much, you must amputate Kosovo, Macedonia... Wales? Btw they are UK's friends. They should love eachother lol

[@PazBinv1]

I read recently that all this trouble diverts attention from the colossal number of so-called legal migrants coming in to the UK.

[@robtheplod]

It's taken the BBC a few years to finally cover this story - glad they caught up.

[@kristiandhimo5698]

Just Britain invaded Iraq, I forgot Britain doesn’t do any mistakes it’s shame that the humanity doesn’t exist no more , you people are mad because we Albanians are hard working people rather than you lot lazy, getting only benefits from the country

[@tigerclarence1248]

Invasion

[@meljen8592]

Not before time .

[@zanabanci1943]

Oh really they did not know about that kind of stories before. Are only Albanians coming in that way and not from other countries. But for the political reasons bbc is bringing them up now

[@Wonderwoman79G]

Lets hope they have more coverage on this topic.

[@Kevin-ot1ye]

As an Albanian I feel ashamed when I see my fellow Albanians jumping on a boat like they gonna find the solution in the UK. Living the homeland is the most devastating thing for a country. Our enemy is this system created from the politicians since 30 years. For us now is clear they, have some agendas. Unfortunately for them this will end soon because we love our homeland. There is no country in the world like Albania.

[@MAZ732]

They should stay and fight for a better country. What’s worse is they leave all the women in poverty to struggle. That is the worse bit of all this. We don’t want any illegal immigrants it’s impacting our daily lives in many ways.

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

There’s many country’s like Albania

[@fionagregory9376]

@@mr.crowgamer6250 countries*

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

Keep your Albanians in Albania. We don't want them here

[@Kevin-ot1ye]

@@SuckasNeverPlayMe Show respect for Albania…Traffic light or whatever you are and don’t cry because Shqiptar lind nuk behesh o kungull. And start learning Albanian because you will need it.

[@mosesmulwashow]

Corruption is poison

[@RashidHussainOfficialMusic]

I think BBC should focus on reporting the devastation that UK is going through…..

[@i.03983]

What devastation

[@sandrafinbar]

@@i.03983 half a million people entering the Uk 2022. The money it is costing the taxpayer. All coming for a free ride.

[@goldfish2379]

The BBC is about as representative of British opinion, and as concerned with the needs of British people, as a dead slug.

[@goldfish2379]

@@i.03983 The presence of scum like you.

[@michaelbird6685]

Might as well send a ferry over and bring them all at once

[@walterdixon7753]

Why were the French following them for 3 hours in French waters without taking them back to France??????!!!!

[@loopielou4426]

He says the problem is the people - and now that problem is ours. They held up the streets of our country's capital with their cars this week, tooting horns, sitting on top of their cars, and more to celebrate their independence.

[@goldfish2379]

They are worthless pieces of shit, unfit to be in any civilised nation and they must be removed. The current batch of traitors infesting parliament will do nothing to help this country. If you want to reform the UK, vote for Reform UK.

[@PazBinv1]

To celebrate their drug income, more like.

[@lynnhall8720]

Seeing the other perspectives has made me feel quite sad for those who choose to leave their homeland. But heading to the UK is not the answer. Those men who made their money in Italy and invested it in Alabania have the right ideas; more investors need to encourage young Albanians to remain and give them hope. Young Albanians need to remain and become part of the solution instead of part of the problem for the UK.

[@johndavies4644]

Your richer in Albania than the uk.. that’s the ironic joke. 10% of Albania are in relative poverty 20% in the uk

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

You feel sorry for your enemy?... You've lost already then

[@lynnhall8720]

It was a temporary inflammation; I 've since been on antibiotics and am now cured of my sympathy and compassion for the parasites.

[@GuledAar]

@@SuckasNeverPlayMe enemy? what is that suppose to mean?

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

@@GuledAar you. And people like you. You're my enemy. Now...shut your ten year old mouth up

[@yvonnemoore1128]

The government and the people of the UK are struggling and illegals flooding the country only make things worse. If that isn't bad enough, many of those people are causing more crimes. People are struggling in the U S, also, and they are having the same problems.

[@hugoc1861]

Loads of them Living at hotels, played by the taxes of everyone

[@goldfish2379]

We need to face facts and do as the Texans did - declare it an invasion and deal with them accordingly.

[@lawtraf8008]

@@hugoc1861 Stop the bullshit

[@lawtraf8008]

Stop your nonsense

[@hugoc1861]

@@lawtraf8008 what to stop?

[@synappticuser7296]

Yes, the British public regret Albanians crossing the English Channel as well! We regret it more and more every day!

[@alb0zfinest]

Ok Saxon, I’m pretty sure the original Britons regret you crossing the channel too.

[@aak1992]

@Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg people do talk about them. Britain is a xenophobic nation, they love to talk mostly about brown immigrants. But now the spotlight is on Albanians because it’s very CURRENT. Get a grip.

[@goldfish2379]

@Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg You don't understand because you are a backward turd from a backward country. We don't want open borders. We don't want any of these invaders.

[@lilianajankovic6426]

I am so happy that you said this .Remember how you act towards Serbians 20 years ago. I was waiting for this. At that time I said westerns will learn who Albanians are.Pay back time 😡🤬

[@shazzaworks1720]

French police just sitting there watching them leave... Easy to see why this is such a problem!

[@bill-2018]

One is deported and makes the news. What about all the others here illegally? They have no right to leave their homelands and make themselves homeless here. Our homeless sleep on the streets but these get put into hotels with food and heating.

[@tinalewis9529]

There was an army medic sleeping on the streets in the city of Bath. It's freezing in Bath. Bloody disgusting to treat a man who served like that. Corrupt crap terrible government.

[@TheEpicLegend]

Yep i saw some with iphone 14s ina hotel makes me sick.

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Countries across the globe should have been firm in their message that there really is so more room for them & turned away at the border. Further, all benefits...*all* should stop completely. If they don't come legally, they will be stopped there & sent home. Reducing or eliminating all benefits would stop this insanity overnight

[@yootaobe5536]

"If they don't come legally". You do realise unless its a special scheme e.g ukraine, syria, there is no legal route to apply outside the uk. You need to be on british land to claim, hence the boat crossings.

[@thestonedabbot9551]

"No more room" More British land is on privately-owned country estates than is currently being occupied by housing. We have room for many ppl, its the mega-wealthy seizing it all for themselves then making sure you get angry at refugees instead for being the "selfish ones"

[@splinterbyrd]

Alot of them don't claim benefits knowing they'd be deported if identified. They sleep rough and survive working the cash-in-hand gig economy.

[@goldfish2379]

@@yootaobe5536 Tough shit. They have no right to be here. Syria and Ukraine routes are special because the people are suffering special horrors. Parasites who just fancy leeching off another country until they have picked it dry, are not welcome.

[@goldfish2379]

@@splinterbyrd No sympathy whatsoever. They are criminals and should never be allowed to set foot on this country. A lot of Brits are sleeping rough - including those turfed out of hotels to make room for the invaders.

[@rainbowkitten8990]

Maybe if they actually tackled the root cause of the problem, in this case criminal activity then they could maybe stay in their country?? We have our own people struggling to warm their homes and feed their families. They need to figure out a way to get their people to stay in their own countries and not make dangerous trips, only to be deported

[@Errearrea14]

There are far more Indians/south Asians who come here illegally overstaying their visas, and have been for years. The intense media focus on this tiny community seems very deliberate.

[@aak1992]

Maybe you’re young and weren’t around for all the hate brown folk got, they went through their hardship leave them alone.

[@goldfish2379]

It's because they are white - the other groups are just as disgusting, but the BBC cries Way-sism if anyone mentions them (and of course, the shrivelled hags of Care 4 Calais like shagging them.)

[@mariehewett5240]

Harder to see as they dont cross the channel in boats so blatantly invading our land. They fly over but dont return1

[@primroseharper5861]

If your street was starving and you had 1 piece of bread you'd distribute it amongst your family not the whole street. It doesnt mean you dont care it means you understand you don't have enough for everyone just your own.

[@terryliversidge5290]

Can't be that bad if he can afford £3500

[@user-fm6xd7rf5f]

bruv, they in debt most of the time and pay it off by working for the gangs. And the guy u see is middle aged so wouldve taken long to get that money if it weren't a debt.

[@aak1992]

Use your brain, clown. Probs took a loan or sold an organ. And 3k is nothing in this economy….

[@terryliversidge5290]

No one force them to come. If do gooders want to help them so much. Then they should put them up at their own expense

[@user-fm6xd7rf5f]

@@terryliversidge5290 ok listen clown. they want to come to make money coz they got none. so traffickers who in the drug game too, say ok instead of paying first, come then pay it off once in uk. either work for em till debt is paid off as in profits made from the weed farms or kilos moved or working a normal job and have monthly fees to pay back. Win win shit.

[@terryliversidge5290]

@@user-fm6xd7rf5f I am not a clown tosser

[@anthonyclark6454]

Should have sent the rest back too .. if they ever really did send anyone back as I don't think they did ..

[@nahnotatall4291]

Listen we definitely have enough problems in the uk already, the government is a joke and needs a more hardline system like Australia has in my opinion.

[@fionagregory9376]

I agree with you. I think it was Tony Abbott who was the man in Australia who did it.

[@goldfish2379]

Lib Lab Con are deliberately allowing this invasion. If you want anything done about it - such as the Aussie way - you will have to vote Reform.

[@macchiatomachiato]

the government need to get a backbone and stop its usual faffing around

[@goldfish2379]

They don't want this stopped. Lib Lab and Con want open borders. We voted against this, and they are forcing it on us. There is literally NO legal obligation to allow even one of them to set foot in the UK. If you want Reform, vote for Reform.

[@webapple1]

ah yes hes so poor but found 6600 pounds and has a newer iphone than me.....

[@ft1832]

The men should stay and FIX their country instead of running away like cowards leaving their families behind.

[@darrensouden4]

THEY CANT BE THAT POOR IF THEY HAVE THOUSANDS TO PAY SMUGGLERS.😡😠🤬🖕

[@Piloti.]

Really good choice of music BBC News at the beginning of the video. "Kaba me klarinet - Saz'iso" A song that describes the pain and the struggle that Albanians have been going through.

[@BigBirdCEO]

You going to take responsibility for the criminal's, and their crimes as well then? Or just cherry pick some rose tinted distortion of reality?

[@yourealittlebitfat4344]

Jebemti mater fuck albania

[@nYxkYx]

It’s never your fault is it? At least chose your politicians and cast your vote wisely for a start?

[@goldfish2379]

Tough shit. Sort it out for yourselves.

[@goldfish2379]

@Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg oh, shut your ugly mouth, you whinging useless parasite. Nobody wants you - including the EU. They can't afford to throw money at you, which is all you really want. Some of the richest countries in the world are the smallest - but you don't want to work.

[@salazar2287]

We need to bring in ID cards for British nationals. Anyone who doesn't have one can go and live on a penal colony for all I care

[@vanhamgift4787]

There is no place like home

[@heatherwhittaker6169]

Why doesn't the UK stop accepting asylum applications?

[@charliec30]

There all coming to uk because everything is free ! Free accommodation Free food Free money Free NHS Free dental list goes on they have no id or papers but they all have phones it’s crazy !

[@mariehewett5240]

but not for much longer....... it will end and they will have nothing.

[@TASIAawful1]

U.K. people can’t afford food or heating the country is falling to bits if I was them it would be the last place I’d go

[@mechsgtpuma938]

So we pay the French authorities €60M Ish to stop migrants and they escort them to the international boarder. Why is the British government doing this when clearly the French aren't stopping them.

[@stephanblack4558]

It is not a British problem, send them back, get Britain in order first then perhaps help others. Solve the British economic issues and housing issues first.

[@Leon-qz1cw]

It's just not worth it Even the British people nowadays are suffering in the UK, I left the UK and was the best decision i ever done! Now I'm back home 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@brilliants2374]

I’m Albanian as both of my parents are. I understand the fact that Albanians want to find a better life but the country is not as bad as they make it out to be, i’m not too informative about the gangs but most of these Albanians probably don’t personally have these problems. Albanians feel they have a need to leave the country but again they only want to leave because they feel that they can’t do much in there current situations, fact is they can still find jobs and have an education but they don’t get satisfied as they want more, yes Albanians government is sort of corrupt by greediness as well still though not as bad as some other nations, but this is also dangerous for the Albanians themselves you won’t know if they are really in not a good position or if they are greedy for wanting something else, most Albanians own they’re own houses even than they have lots of connection to family in the country and outside so if they’re in a bad position they kind of have that for cover, most Albanians though they are hard workers too they want easy life without all that hard work out into it first, how is it that if they don’t have money they could always go out for coffee or any sort of other drinks like Raki. A lot have opportunity’s to leave they’re country’s for a bit to find work but even than that doesn’t happen I have cousins who have done just that and came back with nothing, and for Albania they don’t wanna leave because they hate they’re country they absolutely love it but again they might leave for other reasons said, they’re were time when Albania has real problems such as war but that’s gone now these days even though Albanians still have they’re own problems they can still thrive in they’re position, Albania has work to do but this is because Albanians don’t try to help fix they’re country but surely it’s taken of instead though Albanians run from they’re problems rather than face them. All and all though Albania is not a country of which it’s collapse, most don’t have legit reason to leave they’re country.

[@freeatlast3752]

In few words they are free to suffer but not free to prosper ! Try going in Albania, and raise a family ! You will know better why they are leaving !

[@rosesandviolets1554]

Where in the world are you writing this message my patriot,because if you live abroad it is easy to say

[@elsuidam8172]

You said they don’t have legit reasion to leave (their)country , so you’re automatically not Albanian my friend. You cant be talking like this if you’re abroad , but be thankful to God you’re not in the position as an Albanian from Albania .

[@donnabenson1436]

Well said.... I think personally these are just visa dodgers, because they know they won't pass the visa criteria, this why they enter this way and its breaking the law but most of these are criminals anyway coming here... If they can afford 3.5 thousand pounds to travel on that boat they certainly aren't in desperate need... As you honestly said your country isn't at war, so they can't use that excuse and even when they are in France they are safe... These men mainly do this, think they don't have rules or laws to follow like the rest of us do... Here in the UK a massive house shortage because of people like this draining our country's system.... We have had enough now, they are taking our children's and Grandchildren's future.... The army, navy now need to protect our boarders with weapons and this UK government need lessons from the Australian government how to protect our boarders!!!!!!

[@lennardschneider6847]

@@elsuidam8172 Stop whining. As a German from Germany I would not have 3.500 Pounds to pay for a bad boat trip. Do you think you are suffering? You say you have houses. You certainly have much rural land. Why dont you try to live off the land for a change. If I still had the large garden my parents owned 25 years ago, I would build a shack there or go live in a van on the grounds, because I can't afford anything more. But - here comes the fun fact - I do not leave my country to go live on other people's social system. Refugees are not wanted anywhere. They are a disturbance in the social system of countries. Go fix your stupid government. Organize riots, demonstrations and stop corruption.

[@leeholmes9962]

Massive respect to the man who made money and went back and put that money to use ✌️🇬🇧👍 I hope you have nothing but positive outcomes for the rest of your life mate 👍

[@lulasllani3324]

It’s not uk ppl brig in them in lol got it all wrong pal

[@lulasllani3324]

The only thing uk gains out of foreigners is pay for uk ppls benefits and all them single mums you lot get pregnant and we come look after your kids 😂😂😂😂1 woman 10 baby dads that’s uk I know

[@dyawr]

@@lulasllani3324 What?

[@dyawr]

Yeah, for real. Albania has *huge* tourist potential btw. I saw some short clips from the coastal area (and other places) and they're gorgeous. It's hard to understand how can a beautiful Mediterranean country be going through such though times. But then again, being from Eastern Europe myself, I get it...

[@helencadwallader3796]

UK money is to be spent in ther UK mnot to pay for other countries to send it home we are in a bad reccession.

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

You know that bit where he said the British boat came out to meet them... What it should have said is, "then the British boat opened fire and we were all shot to pieces in the rubber dinghy"... That's really what should have happened

[@westcoast20007]

Same thing should have been said when Britian arrived on everyone else’s shore’s

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

@@westcoast20007 where are you from Pilgrim?

[@Paul-dv4dr]

Well there I was thinking it was complicated and then you come along with such a simple solution - kill them! Maybe life is as simple as that. But then I'd need a gun. Gets complicated again.

[@SuckasNeverPlayMe]

@@Paul-dv4dr simple is good. It's effective, and desirable.

[@michaelmoores2654]

@@westcoast20007 Yep, a country needs to defend itself. We British need turrets on the coasts to stop the invaders.

[@avrilcrisp5725]

So they had £3,500 each and are telling us they are poor. We should start returning all Albanians. If the young and professional people leave nothing will change in that country.

[@bomberdores1]

They will say anything so as they are seen as an legal immigrant they know that they have paid to be transported to the uk and they are told what to say when asked certain questions

[@Daisy-tl2lh]

One just one, how many millions to go!

[@monicas2269]

How do they manage to find £3500 each if things are so bad in Albania.

[@skenderbeu9370]

Have you ever heard of something called savings?

[@sklodjan]

Please lend me some money I will give it back to you asap , that’s it, quite simple

[@andin3720]

Borrowing from others and paying back later.

[@demdimi9316]

3500 is not a lot

[@mesati]

These young delusional new generation of Albanian men wanting to get rich overnight have no clue that £3500 is actually a lot of money even to many people in Western Europe and UK and they clearly have no clue that young people in the West also have no jobs and if they do have jobs .. they are living paycheque to paycheque with not even 3500£ in savings. They have it better in Albania and don’t even know it. Post covid insanity syndrome of some sort.

[@christopherwithers999]

and there will be a lack of economic opportunity here if we do not stop them

[@BertSmithLondon]

Every last one of them needs to be deported, every single one.

[@rogersampaio7450]

3:43 the problem is people. That's the same opinion I have regarding my home country in Africa

[@mariehewett5240]

It always has been and always will be my friend

[@robertcatterall6514]

For gods sake Look after our own… there are people living on the streets people starving and pensioners struggling…. Please Get a Grip…

[@Sumi_S]

They are saying there country’s are bad but they don’t know how bad other parts of the world is Also France is safe so why arnt they staying there

[@Diddy1970AD]

All of these economic migrants know they are entering the UK illegally and should be returned to the safe country they came from. No questions, returned on the same day.

[@szymonlampa2159]

They pay smugglers thousands. Why don't they just buy a plane ticket and fly to the uk normally and legally so much easier and cheaper isn't it???. But uk needs to act because this is out of control.

[@firstname3850]

Their visas would get denied you fool.

[@mariehewett5240]

but they KNOW they wont get accepted. Their drug gangs, human traffickers etc make them a bad risk, Already there are Albanian gangs in most of our towns now and pimping prostitutes. That how "hard working" they are.

[@firstname3850]

@@mariehewett5240 why are letting them in, then? Improve the border control.

[@shan7180]

I agree with the lady in the red coat, no-one was available to speak to the interviewer, they need to hire more people.

[@titteryenot4524]

Well, if he was an illegal migrant, it’s right he be deported. This is rather simple. Immigration, done right, works. Britain simply needs to get control of its front door. We should assess what kind of skills we need to import and these people should be the first pick. Genuine asylum seekers should also be justly heard. The trouble at the moment is that Britain has left its front door unlocked while it popped to the shops for a pint of milk, and some unwanted squatters have moved in.

[@thestonedabbot9551]

Yknow after watching the past 3-4 years of absolute chaos under the Tories its absolutely fascinating to see how their distraction of using refugees works in real time Im sure those refugees are the ones jacking up your rent and bills while keeping your wages at 200yr record lows. Dont blame your overlords, get angry at the strange Johnny Foreigners who are lucky to have a spare shirt when they arrive. Good peasant

[@goldfish2379]

They should be removed, not "first pick" - we don't want, or need, criminals - and they are all criminals, having arrived illegally - who have such utter contempt for our country and think we owe them anything.

[@Markham12thcentury]

No, you should assess what skills native Brits need to better compete in the work force. Why is that so hard for people to understand? It isn't rocket science.

[@mariehewett5240]

like three 3 million you mean?

[@knoxyish]

in your opinion .deportation done right works much better i dont want them or there cultures here ruining my country

[@splinterbyrd]

I love the way the French actually escorted them across the channel

[@youngking8055]

French doest give fuk about u lot

[@johnpearson6780]

Yep, then they call the British police and are told... don't worry we will come and get you, what a F***ing joke.

[@mariehewett5240]

and oh so typical whilst living it up on the millions we have given them to protect our borders!

[@youngking8055]

@@mariehewett5240 when u own government doest do the job right and they manipulating people with media and stealing people taxpayers money other side, why do u want other countries to deal with u craps

[@exerciseisantidote9337]

Smart

[@2HeadEagle]

There is only 1 thing above all. Corruption. all the money goes to the politicians and the rich connected to the politicians.

[@LabRat6619]

We don't want them, they have a safe country to live in. We have enough gangsters already.

[@jmjmservices]

Thats all very touching.. I cried here..now back on the plane and out of our country..that's there countries problems not ours.

[@kingofohio5689]

Britain is full!

[@aswing2706]

Why are the uk people allowing all these people to come to their country illegally in these boats?

[@rolfvaughan3175]

Because our government are traitors and spineless scum

[@navyseal1689]

For fun

[@pavolkocis7456]

That's a good question ⁉ People here are held for a ransom and what's the best thing is that we have to pay for it from our taxes.

[@mariehewett5240]

Its not the people - its the government and we didn't even vote Rishu Shunak or Liz Truss in! I personally didn't vote for any of them because they are all corrupt liars.

[@siobhanmcgregor2557]

Albania looks like a nice country ! We don't have space to home the world.

[@BeGioBijoux]

You do have the stolen wealth tho 😂

[@UKGeezer]

@@BeGioBijoux Yeah because the average Brit is so wealthy, they struggle to heat their homes, many rely on food banks, can't see a doctor anymore, the average person has virtually no savings because of the cost of living, the homeless don't get any help because that's reserved for all the illegals so there's no accommodation available...but thank god we have all that stolen wealth to rely on.

[@demdimi9316]

You legit get 300-500k immigrants per year lol

[@psychedelicGANG]

Nobody ask u!! This world doesn't belong to anyone... We know thr truth how u build ur state by stealing in africa india arabia etc so what u have done u will become it back. U know karma 😁👍

[@goldfish2379]

@@BeGioBijoux We never stole from anyone. Half the world would still be in mud huts eating each other, if not for us. We are the best thing that ever happened to the world. In fact, the whole world should pay us billions of £ in grateful thanks.

[@clarepartrick1066]

We can not and will not keep taking the world and his wife we have our own homeless and war veterans on the street who need helping. Our country does not have the land mass for this invasion.3

[@psychedelicGANG]

Nobody ask u!! This world doesn't belong to anyone... We know thr truth how u build ur state by stealing in africa india arabia etc so what u have done u will become it back. U know karma 😁👍

[@goldfish2379]

If you want Reform, vote for Reform.

[@mariehewett5240]

@@goldfish2379 Ikeep reading about Reform - who and what are they? Let us all know what their policies are?

[@goldfish2379]

@@mariehewett5240 Why don't you go to their website?

[@Jacky9071]

The French were just making sure they went to UK, even though UK pays them vast amounts of money to stop it.

[@patrickdoyle9304]

The problem is the INTERNET! Comparison is the theft of joy and ignorance is bliss!

[@tommosclassics8137]

We do show compassion that’s why thousands come across on boats, but unfortunately your trip was to late & we no longer have money homes jobs to hand out without cutting others income !!

[@byoken]

You gave it all to indians, I know. Or maybe they just took them, there was nothing for you to give.

[@sutats]

Hopefully everything works out in the end.

[@adamant5419]

that's useful :)

[@goldfish2379]

It will - because all the invaders will be removed.

[@j.p.9295]

I just watched child poverty in UK. Albania has not got that kind of unhealthy poverty. It is paradise compared to UK ,. They don't need food banks in Albania , they eat healthy . Difference is in currency . People earn 10 times more per hour in UK , although, this money is nothing in UK. They save up some money to invest back home by sharing meagre , cramped accommodation and not spending for anything else , just modest food. Few month or a year , save some money and return home. If you live normally with this money in UK you would be struggling in poverty.

[@alexnicolaou3579]

most undeclared/untaxed, sent back in wads of untraceable cash inside suitcases

[@alb-333]

@@alexnicolaou3579 as a Romanian that you are, you should know better than anyone else this money issue...

[@demdimi9316]

@@alexnicolaou3579 lol you are Romanian, brits don't like you either.

[@liszaf3976]

You have no idea what you are talking about, there is child poverty in the UK but there is also terrible poverty in Albania!

[@fredickmerick9080]

why are there more and more homeless people???? because the UK government made the mistake of accepting millions of Muslim immigrants who took away the jobs of native people and even planned to spread their false religious teachings. what makes Islamic countries poor??? because Islam legalizes pedophilia and polygamy. besides making their growth faster than their economic growth. Pedophilia and polygamy also make corruption rampant because the wives spend more than their salaries.

[@theoilandgasresourceportal2132]

The BBC should be closed down

[@jerrywarren6959]

People with that much kindness in there hearts pay for it your bloody selves

[@janetmorgan4334]

Thank you for explaining that. From England

[@Blacksaintknowpercapita]

They seemed welcoming and polite. Being polite doesn’t mean weakness or welcoming. The question isn’t why they are leaving their homes, the question is why the UK why the West? White western countries are sick of diversity being forced on us. They need to solve their own problems

[@stanwilson8089]

Britain was also terrible,but we fought the elite and gangsters to gain what we had.Surely Albanians should sort out their own country,and not come and take what we sacrificed for.The situation is similar to saving up for life savings,and then this government giving our hard earned savings away.The British public is quite compassionate,but they are not liable for the mismanagement of other countries.

[@tonitonight6691]

Totally agree I'm Albanian myself. But there is no one to trust. Left wing and right wing are the same.

[@goldfish2379]

@@tonitonight6691 That is the same here - so we are forming new parties. Go home and sort out your own country, as we all must.

[@tonitonight6691]

@@goldfish2379 what home?

[@mariehewett5240]

Wholeheartedly agree - well said! The thoughts of most of us out into words.

[@serbianwarrior385]

Albanians are being protected like little kids for 25 years in Kosovo by americans and u expect them to do anything on their own?They cant even protect themselfs let alone something else

[@dpp7423]

Albania is very beautiful country

[@lizzyloughton7501]

it's empty isn't it their all in England waiting to be fed and watered and housed if it's so beautiful why don't they stay

[@psychedelicGANG]

@@lizzyloughton7501 Nobody ask u!! This world doesn't belong to anyone... We know thr truth how u build ur state by stealing in africa india arabia etc so what u have done u will become it back. U know karma 😁👍

[@lizzyloughton7501]

what a lot of old waffle stay in your own beautiful country start building up like we had to do after the war what's the attraction in this country freebies go home and stay there we can't afford you

[@aak1992]

@@lizzyloughton7501 you’re so detached from reality. So many European countries are beautiful, but that alone doesn’t do sh.t

[@invader7191]

@@lizzyloughton7501 They are coming to seduce English women 😉

[@B-A-L]

Look on the bright side: Britain can't be as bad as people make out if illegal immigrants are prepared to leave a perfectly good continent and risk crossing the busiest shipping lanes in the world to get here! What does it tell you about France in particular?

[@kilakiki8900]

Britain pays benefits ££ to illegal immigrants, France doesn’t. Make senses now?

[@97Bobson]

The smell of cheese must be simply too overpowering in France

[@simplesimon5739]

It's only because we allow 70% of Asylum claims compared to 30% in France/Germany.

[@alexnicolaou3579]

France is happy to send them this way with the best wishes for a safe trip... look at their patrol boat in the clip... just standing back making sure they reach British waters.

[@Fubar1462]

The French aren't giving them freebies.

[@tonyneve2410]

Corruption and human greed is the problem in most of these countries, until the corruption problem is solved things will not change. England had the same problems in the past but they got together to fight it, we had to fight land owners, employers, even kings, but by sticking together we slowly overcome these problems. Instead of taking the easy route and running away these people MUST UNITE and fight for themselves, we managed to do it and so can they, the easy route is not always the best.

[@aak1992]

You’re deluded. Look at our government, corrupt

[@reicafuli5760]

Lad would you really spend the rest of your life condemning the future of your kids and theirs after them, over and over again, just to find against an enemy you can't see or touch but presumably hope that you might defeat one day?

[@NautyCat]

WOW SARRR VERY DANGEROUS !!!! 😠😠 IN INDIA WE ONLY RIDE DONKEY🇮🇳🤗THATS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA🤗🇮🇳THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WE NEVER DO SCAM AND WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE🇮🇳🤗🚽I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗

[@knoxyish]

thats all there problem

[@levcimac]

Since they're so sincere, virtuous and sensitive, the BBCs upper-middle class staff can accommodate Albanians in their homes.

[@jeanraphael6756]

Thing is ...everyone aspire to a better future..some governments are all about promises..unable to deliver..looking out for excuses. instead of gathering every part of society to find solutions for employment..this the real issue..and this goes by education, research,implementation of sustainable environmental solutions like solar energy..information technologies, agriculture. Not just sitting and blaming others

[@goldfish2379]

@@drilonandrejaj1741 The reality is that you are not wanted.

[@gnomuka]

Young minds fleeing is utter devastation, its most precious resource and your government is making them leave!

[@carlostaylor5756]

Is it me or is the French police boat, rather than bringing them back a few metres to the French shore, accompanying them all the way across the 30 miles of the channel to the UK? If that is the case, then I see no reason why we don't have a right to return these migrants to France. Imagine if this was happening in reverse. I do feel for the lives of these people, but we cannot have a migrant free-for-all in any country.

[@monkeyscience8527]

Sad

[@bogdanglasgow8787]

1 deported another million arrived

[@user-fm6xd7rf5f]

great ratio

[@Maaruks]

500 USD per month? When I lived in Latvia I was offered to work at Accenture for ~500 USD a month ( Java developer ).

[@serbianwarrior385]

Albania is like 380€ per month

[@nadcallievlog9892]

Why come to the UK if they have £3,500? That means they have a good life in their Country.