Refugee Camp in Sangat, France

In two thousand and four the expansion eastwards of the european union meant that millions of citizens of countries like poland and hungary were able to live, study and work in other eu. Having decided not to impose any controls on the new arrivals, labor was fearful that a general anti migrant back lash would leave the party vulnerable to attacks in the media. With asylum claim numbers on the rise, blankett publicly vowed to get a grip on the so called asylum problem by shutting down Sangat camp for refugees located at sangat just west of calais.