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Originally Posted by Vicky.
Would they actually have proof of age though? Curiosity here as I did think yeah why don't we do that to start with, but then figured they are unlikely to have birth certificates and that so besides this we could check their ages by what? Dental checks, bone density and such?
Anyway as I said earlier I don't blame them and their families for lying. But it does mean less real children get in at the same time.
To be quite honest, I think we should be 'letting people in' who are in the refugee camps bordering war torn places. As those people stuck there are more likely to be vulnerable than those who have managed to make the journey to France 
Horrible horrible situation either way though. I am so conflicted on this its unreal..it hurts my head |
The British government have always said they are happy to take genuine refugees directly from the refugee camps bordering the war torn areas, provided their situation is verified.
Quite honestly, saying people face war ravage in France is just ridiculous. They are safe there, no immediate threat to their safety. Those people in the camps at Calais are there because they are illegals and have nowhere else to go. So, trying to make them a sympathy case, is just such a stretch, and does detract from those in genuine suffering in the war torn areas.