Record number of migrants arrived in UK across English Channel in 2022
Last year, a record 45.7 thousand migrants arrived in the UK by small boats, or 60 percent more than in 2021, Sky News reports
As informed, a record number of migrants arrived in Britain across the English Channel last year: 45,728. These people often look for any opportunity to get into the country – being attracted by its social programme, the possibility of obtaining a refugee status and financial benefits.
According to the TV channel, in August 2022, the UK recorded the largest number of monthly border violations since the start of migration flows in 2019. More than 13.5 thousand illegal migrants crossed the English Channel to get into the country.
As reported, the UK spends about 7m Pounds a day on migrants’ accommodation in hotels.
