1. Over 41,300 people have come to the UK illicitly in boats since the start of 2018. 16,500 of these came in the period January 2018 and to the end of June 2021.[ See our Channel Tracking Station to stay on top of the numbers coming in boats, URL: https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/news/2020/05/11/arrivals-via-deadly-and-illegal-channel-crossing-from-safe-countries ] Data from a Freedom of Information release show that nearly 90% of those crossing during this period were male.[ Freedom of Info...
