Great Britain leads Europe in illegal Immigration amid raging Migrant Crisis

Great Britain has been overrun by more illegal migrants than any other European nation, a new study has revealed. There are currently an estimated 745k unauthorized immigrants in the United Kingdom.

In other words, illegal arrivals account for one in 100 of Britain’s population. This includes migrants who crossed the English Channel in small boats, failed asylum seekers, and migrants who have overstayed their visas.

The British migrant numbers top those of Germany (up to 700,000), Spain (469,000), Italy (458,000), and France (300,000).

The total number of people crossing the Channel into Great Britain in 2024 has grown by 5% since September 2023, and is currently at 26,612 people in 503 boats.

Another dismal record of daily arrivals for 2024 was set on October 5, as 973 migrants in 17 small boats crossed the English Channel, per the Home Office.

Four of Saturday’s illegals died while trying to cross the Channel, including a small child, French authorities confirmed. Data also showed there was an overall backlog of 224,742 asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim or appealing its rejection.

Policymakers need to be aware of the scale of the illegal migrant problem, said Denis Kierans, senior researcher at Oxford’s COMPAS migration center.

These are people who are living and working in Britain, but who are operating outside the mainstream tax and benefits system.

What that means is the state is missing out on their contributions to the public purse while they end up at the fringes of society, at risk of exploitation and destitution.

Growing anti-migrant sentiment in the country and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s failure to handle the crisis triggered a wave of violent riots that rocked Britain earlier this year.

Starmer faced fire for taking too long to convene the first Civil Contingencies Committee to coordinate a response to the riots.

Furthermore, reports claimed the British police response to the violence was handicapped by government cuts that had resulted in the force losing thousands of experienced officers.

Amid the London City government’s inability to find a solution to the migrant crisis, recent tragic developments in the seaside town of Southport served to fuel anti-migrant anger to new highs.

During ensuing protests involving everyone from football fans to activists of the right-wing English Defense League (EDL), a local mosque was attacked in Southport.

On Friday, Northumbria Police had three of their officers injured as police premises were ransacked, a building and a car were set on fire, and bricks were lobbed at riot police.

Other locations, including London, Hartlepool, Manchester, and Aldershot have also witnessed violent protests.

Flares were lit near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s residence on Downing Street in central London on Wednesday evening, with crowds chanting “We want our country back.”

And if that were not enough, Labor is planning to release early from the UK’s overcrowded prisons about 10 thousand inmates who were sentenced to terms of up to 5 years. What could go wrong?

Meanwhile, British police are gearing up to face more protests planned for the week ahead.

Sputnik / ABC Flash Point News 2024.