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@goldenwonders wrote:

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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:

There are many families amongst the refugees but if you look at the population of the UK, for example, a very large proportion of young men between 16 and 30 are not in a permanent relationship, and this is a country where cohabiting out of wedlock is not frowned upon.  There are an equal number of 'unattached' women.

 

So if we accept that there are three basic groups, families, single men and single women in a crisis situation such as there is in Syria which of those groups are most likely to be able to undergo the rigours of long distance travel and which are likely to end up in so called safe havens such as have been set up in the Lebanon and Jordan.

 

Of course young single men are likely to be the most numerous amongst those reaching the shores of Europe.

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Creeky you seem to be in denial, - over 60% of those in the Calais jungle were men and their average age was 33. It was also a place that was described as being unsafe for women - possibly you could say that's why there were less women there! However if they are not there, where are they???

If as is often suggested these migrants are 'qualified and should be allowed in' then why do they not make the normal application for a visa to work here??? Why do they refuse to register in France and apply to come and work in the UK?

 

However they seem to prefer attacking lorry drivers and smuggling themselves in to work illegally which is a real benefit to our country!

 

 

 

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You've now stepped from the general question of refugees entering the EU to the specific question regarding the camps in Calais.

Nevertheless take a look at the figures you quote - the average age of the men was 33 - 40% were women or children - so if we take at least 25% of the men as family members connected to that 40% of women and children that leaves 35% as single men - now if you were to tell me that the average age of that 35% was 33 then I'd concede your point however it is likely to be much lower as is the average age of those with families likely to be higher.   In any case the proportion of 35% single unattached males is what you would expect in a migrant population whatever their age.

What I do agree with though is that not all those in the Calais camps come from Syria or have necessarily been driven from their homes by civil unrest and war.  Many are economic migrants wanting to do nothing more than either you or I, to better their lives by moving to an area with greater prospects.  Similar to the millions that have over the last few decades move to the South East from other areas of the U.K.