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Bungle in France's Refugee Jungle
The Weekly Standard ^ | 29 Oct, 2016 | CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL

Posted on 10/30/2016 8:56:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber

French authorities spent this week razing the notorious Jungle migrant camp, which THE WEEKLY STANDARD visited last winter. The Jungle was a shocking place. What made it unusual in the recent history of European migration is that it resulted from an actual obstacle being placed in migrants' way. The obstacle was the English Channel. Whether migrants had been told (correctly) that England is a good place to work illegally, or whether they had girlfriends or relatives to join there, they wouldn't compromise on their dream of getting there. They refused to just disappear into the world of hostels and soup kitchens and dishwashing jobs in the nearest big city. They stayed put in a place that was not prepared to receive them. They built an eyesore. They attacked the 18-wheel trucks slowing to carry freight through the Channel Tunnel to Britain. They became the occasion of foul-mouthed videos by Eastern European truck drivers. Worst of all, they became an embarrassment for politicians.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: refugees

1 posted on 10/30/2016 8:56:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

We should name the coming refugee cities in the USA 0bamavilles.


2 posted on 10/30/2016 8:57:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

'Nuff said...

3 posted on 10/30/2016 9:24:37 AM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: Noumenon

Tell Me More ,,,
Who Dat?


4 posted on 10/30/2016 9:31:27 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Big Red Badger

Vlad Tepes, aka Vlad the Impaler


5 posted on 10/30/2016 9:32:44 AM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: MtnClimber

Well, that’s alright, by me.


6 posted on 10/30/2016 9:33:38 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: MtnClimber

France sent the newly-arrived guests around the country, so spread the misery.


7 posted on 10/30/2016 10:02:52 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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To: MtnClimber
...an actual obstacle placed in their way...

Pretty darned clever of the Brits to have put the English Channel there, huh? :=)

8 posted on 10/30/2016 10:07:16 AM PDT by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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To: Noumenon

One of the greatest Muslim killers next to a JDAM.


9 posted on 10/30/2016 10:07:35 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: Bob

“Pretty darned clever of the Brits to put the English Channel there, huh?’’ I say, jolly good show,wot?


10 posted on 10/30/2016 10:08:51 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: Bob
Pretty darned clever of the Brits to have put the English Channel there, huh? :=)

And then they voted to let the euro-chumps stew in their own juice.


11 posted on 10/30/2016 10:39:05 AM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Noumenon

Vlad the Impaler,
That cheers Me up.
Thanks.


12 posted on 10/30/2016 11:21:47 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: MtnClimber

Seen any recent pics of the Streets of Paris?


13 posted on 10/30/2016 1:47:01 PM PDT by Company Man (T R U M P - P E N C E 2 0 1 6)
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To: Company Man

I have not seen photos of the Paris streets, but I have read that the culture enrichers are sleeping in the streets.


14 posted on 10/30/2016 1:54:36 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Imagine a city dump moved into the center of town, including the area surrounding the Eiffel Tower.


15 posted on 10/30/2016 4:51:12 PM PDT by Company Man ("The novel '1984' was supposed to be a warning, not a How-To guide" - Eric Blair)
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