I attempted to answer this early on in this thread. See below. A key factor is that under international law and refugee conventions there is no obligation on those seeking asylum to stop at the very first country they reach. This is important as it allows a spread of refugees across many countries and not placing all the burden on a few neighbouring countries.
From previous post:
“A common reason for a migrant to focus on a particular country is personal connection in some form. A typical example would be a family member already in that country. However another example might be some historic link, from empire days or from work or other connection.
Another common reason would be language. So French speaking Syrians might see France as a good option.
A final reason could be, this is a guess, that the UK does not have an identity card system. This is surely well known. Unlike almost every other country the UK does not oblige the carrying of identity at all times. This probably seems appealing as it enables work on the black, reduces the risk of being caught and of course reduces the risk of rapid deportation.”
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Good post Strath…And nobody got hurt…
It’s all about the ability to cook Curry, maybe?
We need to get better at it, if so