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The United Kingdom increasingly divided on the reception of migrants in its country

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Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel (l) and Rwanda's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Vincent Biruta shake hands after signing an agreement at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda, April 14, 2022. (Illustrative image) © SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP

By: Léa-Lisa Westerhoff Follow

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In England, the issue of migrants crossing the Channel to seek asylum is hotly debated, and increasingly controversial.

Some believe that the country is too generous, even that London does not tell the truth about the number of arrivals on English soil.

Marie Billon went to meet two of these "worried citizens" as they present themselves, who spend their days observing the Channel to count and denounce the arrivals.

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