Why do they do it - people willing to crowd&nbsp;into small boats, put their lives at risk and pay thousands of pounds to cross the Channel? There's no sign threats of deportation to Rwanda will make any difference to their&nbsp;efforts to reach the&nbsp;UK. Phil and Roger have been speaking to someone who's researched the motivations of those making that risky crossing - Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker, senior research fellow at the ODI, tells us what is driving the desperate efforts to get to the UK, and what effect government policies have on controlling all this, as outlined in her article&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://theconversation.com/why-many-policies-to-lower-migration-actually-increase-it-227271" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-many-policies-to-lower-migration-actually-increase-it-227271</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Why? Curve

Phil Dobbie

Migration - What's Driving The Small Boat Journey?

MAY 2, 202439 MIN
The Why? Curve

Migration - What's Driving The Small Boat Journey?

MAY 2, 202439 MIN

Description

Why do they do it - people willing to crowd&nbsp;into small boats, put their lives at risk and pay thousands of pounds to cross the Channel? There's no sign threats of deportation to Rwanda will make any difference to their&nbsp;efforts to reach the&nbsp;UK. Phil and Roger have been speaking to someone who's researched the motivations of those making that risky crossing - Dr Jessica Hagen-Zanker, senior research fellow at the ODI, tells us what is driving the desperate efforts to get to the UK, and what effect government policies have on controlling all this, as outlined in her article&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://theconversation.com/why-many-policies-to-lower-migration-actually-increase-it-227271" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-many-policies-to-lower-migration-actually-increase-it-227271</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>