[ANALYSIS] Channel migrant crossings to UK more than triple in 2021
Record numbers of people have crossed the Channel from northern France to Britain this year to seek asylum.LONDON - Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing of the Channel from northern France.
But Arash, who asked for his real name not to be used because he fears persecution for his religious beliefs in his native Iran, said the risks were worth it. As they put to sea from France, he said he was filled with a"feeling that was a mixture of fear and hope". The flow of migrants has also soured Britain's relations with France, prompting an unseemly blame game even as both sides try to disrupt people trafficking networks.
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