Small boat Channel crossings: Mayor of Calais says UK is too appealing to asylum seekers

Natacha Bouchart says that it is far too easy for migrants to slip into the 'black economy' in Britain, partly thanks to a lack of identity cards.

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Natacha Bouchart has been the town's mayor since 2008 and has seen the number of cross-Channel migrants go up and down.has witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of people trying to leave the local beaches and cross the Channel in small boats.

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