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Your post #123 of much interest to me. This is a FWIW observation on my part. The French authorities very cleverly decided on the system of a holding camp for "refugees". The Spanish, Australians, and Italians use this means of desperately trying to hold down illegal immigration. This you will probably know.

The French built a huge holding camp at Sangatti, quite close to the Channel tunnel. Nudge nudge and wink wink; persons utterly fed up with confinement, get themselves on lorries (trucks) and the conveyances to England via, the tunnel. Now there is controversy as another great holding camp may be built at Calais. It is the nearest land point to England. England filled to the gills now, kind as my own people can be, it is a problem.

In Canada, the lowest crime rate amongst immigrants is Austrian, German and Indian. What a mix! (laughs). I have found locally, an almost incredible desire to fit in and be polite to all, by people from India.

I am aware of the long occupation by Britain over India..... that is another story.