Emmanuel Macron is visiting the UK for a three-day state visit focusing on the small-boats crisis involving illegal migration. The UK has shown support for French police initiatives to dismantle boats used by smugglers. There are discussions about a potential one in, one out policy for asylum seekers between the UK and France. The impacts of Brexit on this migration crisis are under scrutiny. A migration studies researcher provides insights on these complex issues as they relate to both countries' immigration policies.
The UK has backed recent moves by French police to immobilise the inflatable boats used by people smugglers by slashing them. It's not yet clear whether this was a one-off instance or part of a broader shift in strategy expected to be outlined soon by Keir Starmer and Macron.
There has also been growing media speculation about a potential one in, one out policy, under which the UK could return small boat arrivals to France in exchange for accepting another asylum seeker from France, such as someone with a clearer right to claim asylum in Britain through family ties.
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