The UK government has initiated a comprehensive campaign aimed at deterring illegal migration, particularly focusing on Vietnamese migrants, in response to the increasing challenge of unauthorized Channel crossings and the exploitation of migrants by criminal gangs. The Home Office's 'stop the boats' campaign includes online advertisements warning of the tough UK immigration rules and the realities of illegal migration, highlighting the risks and the lies propagated by people smugglers, who are charging thousands for these journeys. These efforts come amid reports of criminal gangs using Britain as a transit point to smuggle migrants to France, exploiting the reduced number of visas issued to North Africans following a clampdown by President Macron. The campaign, with messages like 'Life will be hard', is part of a broader strategy to disrupt the business model of criminal gangs involved in human smuggling, with officials citing a reduction in small boat crossings by 36% as evidence of its initial success. Commentators and officials have underscored the importance of addressing the issue at its source to prevent vulnerable individuals from risking their lives on perilous journeys based on false promises.
Nigel Farage claims 'We've opened the doors to mass criminality thanks to LAX borders' https://t.co/AbrEdzH5X4
ICYMI: 'It's not the responsibility of the British taxpayer to cough up millions of pounds to pay compensation to the family of somebody who willingly paid to leave a safe country, to get into a small boat and be pushed across the busiest shipping lane in the world.' https://t.co/JBlS79Vp1K
Do Not Come: UK Launches Social Media Campaign Telling Vietnamese Not to Become Illegal Migrants https://t.co/iJ8mUJ7V6I
"Instead of remembered as the man who delivered Brexit Nigel Farage now risks being remembered as the man who set the stage for Britain to be completely and irreversibly transformed by mass immigration. And that is why I suspect he'll have to stand again" https://t.co/YuCB28cxic
For now, they pose an existential threat to the Tories. But before long, Nigel Farage’s party will be Keir Starmer’s problem. By me for the @Telegraph https://t.co/gxzMwutfmI https://t.co/CFX4AHmWZJ
Organised criminal gangs are selling a lie to thousands of vulnerable people each year. Important that we tackle the issue at source to stop people risking their lives to enter 🇬🇧 illegally, and build on our action that has already reduced small boat crossings by 36%. https://t.co/BUMJc6cafG
Commentator Candice Holdsworth says the Home Office’s ‘stop the boats’ ad campaign, launched to deter Vietnamese illegal immigrants, could be “useful.” “They need to disabuse people of these unrealistic expectations.” @petercardwell https://t.co/xrJV3SXcLs
Criminal gangs behind Channel crossings don’t care if people live or die. They lie to and exploit migrants into making these illegal and deadly journeys. Find out more about our deterrence campaign to help break the business model of criminal gangs 👉 https://t.co/vgwZVXJUo8 https://t.co/KKPYhq9NAz
'Life will be hard': Online ads target would-be Channel migrants warning UK immigration rules are 'tougher than you think' https://t.co/Fu1gz4WzQ5 https://t.co/E0tVoNlsNy
This is what coming to the UK on a small boat really looks like. People smugglers are charging thousands for these journeys, all based on lies. Today we're launching a campaign to warn people of the realities of coming to the UK illegally 👇 https://t.co/dzUluclb8Q https://t.co/MkGSAfbmed
Home Office launches 'stop the boats' campaign in Vietnam https://t.co/44NDED2Rc6
Criminal gangs are using Britain as a back door to smuggle migrants to France after a clampdown by President Macron on the number of visas issued to people from north Africa ⬇️ https://t.co/4RWUZea8O5