In Britain, Spike in Boat Migrant Arrivals Fuels Tense Debate

Britain declared a ‘major incident’ earlier this month following a sharp increase in the number of migrants trying to cross the 30-kilometer English Channel from France in small boats. Naval patrol vessels have been deployed and security stepped up on both sides of the Channel. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the influx – and the government’s response – is playing into a febrile political atmosphere over migration in Britain.