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Rwanda deal will do little to deter crossings, Calais survey suggests
A group of people are brought in to Dover, Kent, as more than 7,000 have arrived in Britain after crossing the English Channel this year so far, figures show
THREE out of every four asylum-seekers in Calais said they would still try to cross to Britain despite the threat of being deported to Rwanda, a new survey suggests.
Carried out by refugee rights charity Care4Calais, the poll of 64 asylum-seekers in Calais and Dunkirk indicates that the widely condemned policy will do little to deter people making the perilous journey.
Of those, 87 per cent had heard of the plan and 75 per cent said it “won’t put them off crossing to the UK,” the charity said.
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