How many migrants cross the English Channel in small boats?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : On 13 December the government announced a series of new measures to tackle illegal immigration: The government also announced a new agreement with Albania to place more UK Border Force staff in Tirana - the Albanian capital - and fast track the return of failed Albanian asylum seekers.
61% : If their application for asylum is accepted, they are allowed to stay in the UK.
51% : Of the 7,805 small boat arrivals who have received an initial decision since 2018, 53% were granted asylum or another type of leave to remain.
43% : Other asylum routes only accept a limited number of refugees from other parts of the world: Organisations such as the Refugee Council and Amnesty International say there are no safe and legal routes for most people to seek asylum in the UK.

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