**Four in 10 Channel migrants from peaceful Albania**
*Military report shows total number from Balkans nation between June 1 to July 12 was far higher than from other nations*
Almost four in 10 Channel migrants are from Albania, where there has not been a conflict for a quarter of a century, a military intelligence report reveals.
The document, marked “official sensitive”, shows that almost three times as many migrants arriving in the UK from France came from Albania than any other nation.
The report, seen by the Mail on Sunday, reveals that of the 2,863 migrants transported by nine separate people-smuggling gangs between June 1 and July 12, 1,075 – or 37.5 per cent – were Albanian.
Although Albanians face economic hardship in their homeland, particularly in the north, it has been a largely peaceful country since a civil war in 1997 in which more than 2,000 people died.
The total number of migrants from Albania was far higher than from other nations. Iranians made up the next highest number, with 373 migrants, or 13 per cent of the total.
There were 363 migrants from Afghanistan (12.7 per cent), 217 from Iraq (7.6 per cent), 162 from Syria (5.7 per cent) and 163 from Eritrea (5.7 per cent).
Arriving ‘on an economic migration ticket’
Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, said the report proved people were arriving “on an economic migration ticket” and abusing the asylum system.
He added: “This is absolutely clear evidence – in the face of all those on the liberal Left who cry for us to let anyone in – that this is an economic issue and, as such, it is desperate that we get on with the Rwanda programme.”
At least 28,526 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year. Last Monday, 696 migrants arrived – a record daily figure for this year.
Richard Tice, the leader of Reform UK, which obtained the leaked report, said: “If these people are not genuinely fleeing for their lives, then it is not up to the British taxpayer to support them.”
A Government spokesman said: “People should always claim asylum in the first safe country they reach, rather than risk their lives and line the pockets of ruthless criminal gangs in order to cross the Channel.”
#By Telegraph Reporters
How do we know the real figures when half of them just throw their passport overboard?
If France keeps insisting it’s our problem and we can’t send them to Rwanda, we should house them next to the open border in Northern Ireland.
In that case it’ll very quickly become a joint problem instead.
The British media cannot demonise Romanians anymore so it started the same process with Albanians, another white European but poor people. Poor Europeans are soft targets for the British media because the Race lobbies don’t care; the are white people. I am looking forward to seeing the self appointed race guru Trevor Phillips calling Albanians most likely to be criminals, as he did with Romanians. Hate campaigns against poor Eastern Europeans are perfectly legitimate in the UK and rest of wealthy Europe, the only ethnic based discrimination allowed and socially acceptable
Brexit is Brexit. You took control of the borders with Brexit so enjoy!
Jesus Christ guys demonising Albanians is so 90s.
Also why go to the UK when Italy is much closer and has a much larger Albanian community?
Meh, it’s the Torygraph.
We have to vote for far-right parties and build and protect borders. Everyone else is unfortunately too scared to do anything about the issue.
It will only get way worse in coming years and decades, we can very safely expect tens of million migrants from Africa and other parts of the world. We know what is coming and we need to start now before its too late
What’s the problem? You know where they’re from so deport them back to Albania.
Pretty Vacant’s policy of shipping them off to central Africa seems to be working…. smugglers reportedly dropping the price of the boat fare….
Thick Lizzy not going to come up with anything else….
Well, peaceful for now. Hope the Kosovo thing doesn’t turn into another war.
“He is even worse than a brown person , he is – may Allah forgive me for saying this word – an Albanian!” – Sheikh Nigel Farage probably
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**Four in 10 Channel migrants from peaceful Albania**
*Military report shows total number from Balkans nation between June 1 to July 12 was far higher than from other nations*
Almost four in 10 Channel migrants are from Albania, where there has not been a conflict for a quarter of a century, a military intelligence report reveals.
The document, marked “official sensitive”, shows that almost three times as many migrants arriving in the UK from France came from Albania than any other nation.
The report, seen by the Mail on Sunday, reveals that of the 2,863 migrants transported by nine separate people-smuggling gangs between June 1 and July 12, 1,075 – or 37.5 per cent – were Albanian.
Although Albanians face economic hardship in their homeland, particularly in the north, it has been a largely peaceful country since a civil war in 1997 in which more than 2,000 people died.
The total number of migrants from Albania was far higher than from other nations. Iranians made up the next highest number, with 373 migrants, or 13 per cent of the total.
There were 363 migrants from Afghanistan (12.7 per cent), 217 from Iraq (7.6 per cent), 162 from Syria (5.7 per cent) and 163 from Eritrea (5.7 per cent).
Arriving ‘on an economic migration ticket’
Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, said the report proved people were arriving “on an economic migration ticket” and abusing the asylum system.
He added: “This is absolutely clear evidence – in the face of all those on the liberal Left who cry for us to let anyone in – that this is an economic issue and, as such, it is desperate that we get on with the Rwanda programme.”
At least 28,526 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year. Last Monday, 696 migrants arrived – a record daily figure for this year.
Richard Tice, the leader of Reform UK, which obtained the leaked report, said: “If these people are not genuinely fleeing for their lives, then it is not up to the British taxpayer to support them.”
A Government spokesman said: “People should always claim asylum in the first safe country they reach, rather than risk their lives and line the pockets of ruthless criminal gangs in order to cross the Channel.”
#By Telegraph Reporters
How do we know the real figures when half of them just throw their passport overboard?
If France keeps insisting it’s our problem and we can’t send them to Rwanda, we should house them next to the open border in Northern Ireland.
In that case it’ll very quickly become a joint problem instead.
The British media cannot demonise Romanians anymore so it started the same process with Albanians, another white European but poor people. Poor Europeans are soft targets for the British media because the Race lobbies don’t care; the are white people. I am looking forward to seeing the self appointed race guru Trevor Phillips calling Albanians most likely to be criminals, as he did with Romanians. Hate campaigns against poor Eastern Europeans are perfectly legitimate in the UK and rest of wealthy Europe, the only ethnic based discrimination allowed and socially acceptable
Brexit is Brexit. You took control of the borders with Brexit so enjoy!
Jesus Christ guys demonising Albanians is so 90s.
Also why go to the UK when Italy is much closer and has a much larger Albanian community?
Meh, it’s the Torygraph.
We have to vote for far-right parties and build and protect borders. Everyone else is unfortunately too scared to do anything about the issue.
It will only get way worse in coming years and decades, we can very safely expect tens of million migrants from Africa and other parts of the world. We know what is coming and we need to start now before its too late
What’s the problem? You know where they’re from so deport them back to Albania.
Pretty Vacant’s policy of shipping them off to central Africa seems to be working…. smugglers reportedly dropping the price of the boat fare….
Thick Lizzy not going to come up with anything else….
Well, peaceful for now. Hope the Kosovo thing doesn’t turn into another war.
“He is even worse than a brown person , he is – may Allah forgive me for saying this word – an Albanian!” – Sheikh Nigel Farage probably