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Illegal immigration to France has developed as the country's immigration policy has become more rigid. In 2006, the French Ministry of the Interior estimated clandestine immigrants (" sans-papiers ") in his country numbered anywhere between 200,000 and 400,000, also expecting between 80,000 and 100,000 people to enter France illegally each year.
Sudanese migrants in Calais Jungle, June 2015. Migrants have gathered in and around Calais, on the northern French coast, since at least the late 1990s [1] seeking to enter the United Kingdom from the French port by crossing the Channel Tunnel [2] or stowing away in the cargo area of lorries heading for ferries that cross the English Channel. [3]
The Calais border barrier is an international border barrier under construction jointly by France and the United Kingdom designed to prevent illegal migrants from gaining access to the Channel Tunnel and from the port of Calais as a means of illegal entry to Britain. Construction, funded by Britain, began in September 2016.
The men, aged between 43 and 54, are accused of conspiracy to facilitate the illegal entry of a person into an EU country – France. Five in court charged over smuggling migrants from UK to ...
STORY: Britain and France are cracking down on illegal migrants crossing the English Channel - the narrow but perilous stretch of water between the two countries. So far this year over 40,000 ...
Hundreds of undocumented immigrants occupied France's biggest airport Sunday in an attempt to demand a meeting with the country's prime minister. Hundreds of migrants occupy France's Charles de ...
Migrants based in Calais were attempting to enter the United Kingdom via the Port of Calais or the Channel Tunnel by stowing away on lorries, ferries, cars, or trains. [2] Some migrants were attempting to return to the United Kingdom having once lived there, [3] whilst others were attempting to enter the British labour market to find under-the-table work, which is more difficult in France.
The French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) is responsible for France's population census, a major source of data.. Since 2004, INSEE no longer carries out a general population census every eight or nine years, but instead conducts annual sample censuses, [2] [He 3] registering immigrants who have lived in France for more than a year. [2]