Asylum seekers continue to flock to Calais in the hope of reaching Britain because France does so little to help new arrivals find work, retrain or integrate, a group of immigrants has told MPs. In fact, the UK habitually deals with fewer asylum claims than the likes of France, Germany and Italy. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ahmed, one of the Sudanese refugees. Some of us have been in France for three years and still have nothing.”Pierre Lepidi writes for Le Monde. This article was translated as part of the New Arrivals project.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2018 06:00 UTC