Children of Calais I ARTE.tv Documentary

Less than 40 kilometres separate the French coast from England at Calais. The crossing seems easy to many, although in reality it is highly dangerous. Smugglers have recently been launching more and more small boats from the French beaches crammed with young people in the hope of a better life.

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[no-blink]

This problem will only get worse. We have plenty of our own problems like a shortage of housing in England. They need to build and improve their own country instead of abandoning it.

[rubul_baliarsingh]

My respect for those who are helping them without any money

[johngriffin]

Our country is going down every day it can't go on taking other people's problems alot of us who have worked all our lives and struggle to make ends meet

[donnabeuth]

Think don't understand why people in these situations continue to have children who they can't feed or look after, and deliberately put vulnerable children in grave danger. They don't need to come to the UK.They need to put the children first. Keep them safe in Europe instead of always trying to get more. That's not fleeing to safety, that's greed imo.

[andypandy]

And where are these people getting the money to pay the traffickers? Cant be a lot of cash in Eritrea or those countries. "should not be ok in england, " why should we pay?

[shogunable]

Strangely I don't see why irresponsible women / so called mothers having accidental children anyones responsibility but theirs. The small boy that wants to go to England, what's his plan or parents plan if England doesn't want any of them. A very simple condom would save a lot of them their problems which they try and fail to pass on to others.

[kevanmccaffrey]

Facilitating the chain of illegal human trafficking with big smiles and extremely helpful, part of the chain ⛓️

[JP-qnuo]

"Europe is for Europeans." The Dalai Lama

[veggiedisease]

Got to hand it to that guy that actually does house migrants in his home. I'm sure it's weird as fuck, and arguably dangerous for his kids, but you can't pull old "if you like migrants so much, why don't you let them live with you" move with him.

[dianamincher]

Her foot is bandaged and injured by the Sunak asylums seeker deterrence program?

[isabelc]

Tha guy will stop inviting these folks with no regard for their involuntary 'host' country in as soon as something happens. The daughter was clearly uncomfortable having her home invaded with her dad's assistance but was conditioned into a certain answer. It's one thing to be open-minded but a whole different story being this gullible and careless with absolute strangers who have already proven that they don't give a shit about the law.

[Sharon-marie]

They think the sea is calm and its still going to look like that all the way across the 22 miles of sea. Wait until they get into the shipping lanes 😂

[dianamincher]

Needless trauma for the children! Sunak asylum seekers deterrence program! It doesn't help them that he goes to goal later!

[jasxx]

Why is that woman helping them to cross ?
Very strange !
EU at work !

[لاإلهإلااللهاللهأكبر-ثم]

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأشهد أن محمد عبده ورسوله بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قل هو الله أحد الله الصمد لم يلد ولم يولد ولم يكن له كفؤا أحد صدق الله العظيم اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد

[biulaimh]

England invaded their countries so now they invade England. Poetic justice!

[davidnyc]

This is so sad to see just people trying to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

[colinlock-lvvv]

do not say anything otherwise you will kicked off youtube

[SO-xczq]

I had to stop watching, the presenters voice made it an intolerable watch.