As the UK continues to struggle with the arrival by boats, the new challenges begin to emerge. As the boat with 36 illegal migrants stopped by border patrols on the second of November, it was confirmed to arrive from the Netherlands. Increasing the total number of arrivals by boats from the Dutch coast to a total of 1600 people. Which indicates that the migrants as well as smugglers become more willing to use the longer boat routes to the UK rather than traditional ones from the French coast at Dunkirk and Calais. A development that indicates that despite the efforts of the UK to decrease the number of illegal arrivals, the country is still facing major migrationary challenges. A challenge that proves to be quite persistent as the UK fails to find a politically and economically efficient solution for the issue.
Crackdown to no effect
As the French government has stepped up its preventive measures towards the illegal boat migration, the new routes begin to emerge. With the Dutch route becoming a new frontier for illegal immigration. A situation that creates a very unpleasant dynamic for the labour government, who have spent a lot of political capital and resources to decrease the number of illegal arrivals from the French routes. Especially in the light of the UK government decision to abandon the migration deal with France in October. Leaving open the question of how the UK is going to solve the issue of the illegal migration that was one of a cornerstone issues of the Brexit referendum.
