Small Boats and Big Dreams: Unpacking the Numbers of Channel Crossings and Asylum Claims
London, United Kingdom – The issue of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has become one of the most visible symbols of the migration crisis in Europe. Each year, thousands embark on this perilous journey, fleeing conflict, poverty, and persecution in hope of a safer and better life in Britain. Many of these individuals are asylum seekers, which means upon arrival they submit an application for international protection under the United Nations 1951 …