If Our Border Officials Can't Do Their Job, Should We Now Send In The Troops?

[anotheoldgit]

/// But, in a bizarre intervention yesterday, a human rights activist said the two groups of stowaways should not be called illegal immigrants. ///

/// Nils Muiznieks, a Council of Europe commissioner, said such language was dehumanising. ///

What planet are these sort of people on? You could not make it up.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3506111/Pictured-moment-26-migrants-including-five-children-jammed-lorry-near-Dartford-Crossing.html

[Gromit]

AOG
You are right, the Government has to employ more border staff or let in more illegal immigrants. It is a simple choice.

[retrocop]

Khandro
You would hardly get enough for a platoon from ABers. It would seem most aren't too perturbed about 'who knows who' is turfing up unannounced on our shores! :-(

[Gromit]

Retrocop,

The vast majority on here are saying we must have more border guards. How is that being not perturbed?

As well as more illegal immigrants entering the country, more illegal drugs and more contrband alcohol and cigarettes too.

It is criminal that guard numbers are being allowed to fall. It is those instigating those cuts who seem unperturbed

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// It is criminal that guard numbers are being allowed to fall. It is those instigating those cuts who seem unperturbed ///

Or even those who just class it as a menial task.

/// And that their very costly training would be wasted on such a menial task. ///

[Gromit]

AOG
Is it difficult to search a lorry, given the right training and equipment?

The problem is that as few as 6% of lorries are being searched. Surely even you must concede that is a criminally low number.

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/only_6pc_of_lorries_being_checked_at_harwich_port_claims_essex_mp_bernard_jenkin_1_4104229

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

Yes I agree whole heartedly, that is why I suggest that we urgently send the forces in.

[Khandro]

Our predicament is pretty well summed up here;
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/europes-leaders-dont-seem-capable-of-fighting-militant-islamism-a6951491.html

[Khandro]

^ perhaps the wrong thread, but it connects anyway