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The money these people are paying to get here would buy a first class ticket on any flag carrying airline.
Their actions are deliberately illegal and should be treated as such.Their numbers may well include women and children, but innocent they are not. There may be a case for picking up the children, housing and educating them then send them back as the seeds of new generations for the countries they left, but the adults know better.
Nothing that has been done to date has had any level of deterrence. Apparently the crossing itself isn't dangerous enough to deter people.
The people supplying the boats on the beaches should be shot on sight. The people trading in the boats should be held to account.
Sinking the boats in shallow water on the French side, detaining survivors on a barge mid channel might help focus the mind without being too barbaric, but a robust problem requires a robust approach. Human rights shouldn't apply to international criminals.