Chapter 505 Refugee Resettlement

Of course, in this meeting, at most Barron and Brown exchanged some opinions on the revitalization of the automobile industry.

As for the actual support from industrial policies, specific measures still need to be studied with the British Automobile Group after Brown specially sends people to investigate.

Another issue Barron mentioned to Brown is the pound exchange rate. The pound to dollar exchange rate has now risen from around 1.72 at the beginning of the year to 1.9, and will continue to rise slowly.

In fact, not only the pound against the US dollar, but also the pound against many other currencies, the exchange rate is rising. For example, the pound against the Japanese yen has risen from about 203 at the beginning of the year to about 224 now. By the end of the year, Even closer to 234!

This is a direct increase of more than 15% compared to the beginning of the year. In terms of exchange rate, it is already a very large increase.

However, for the British government, the adjustment of the exchange rate cannot only consider export issues. It also requires comprehensive judgment before it can make relevant policies.

Brown himself was the British Chancellor of the Exchequer before and has served in this position for 9 years, so he can be said to be rich in experience.

And before that, he had made great achievements in this position - Blair was able to win three consecutive general elections, and Brown's role in the economy was also very important.

For Barron's, whether the exchange rate of the pound rises or falls, there will actually be industries that will benefit, and there will also be industries that will be negatively affected.

It's just that there will be some measures to reduce the negative impact. For example, the Argos retail group he owns has transferred most of its product production to China.

"In addition, there is the issue of refugees..."

When it comes to the refugee issue, Brown is also very troubled.

Just last week, the Port of Dover in England ushered in a "flux of refugees."

More than 500 illegal immigrants poured in from the waterway in four days last week, and on Saturday, 163 more people were "landed", most of them in overloaded rubber boats, including children who could not walk. .

Almost all of the refugees who came to the Port of Dover were illegal immigrants from France. After being expelled by France, they crossed the English Channel and came to England...

In fact, in Barron's previous life, the refugee issue was also a major factor in why Brexit was passed in a popular referendum.

After all, on the surface, for the sake of "humanitarianism", no European country can openly reject these refugees, but in fact, no one wants to accept more of these people. Just like France, which is only separated from England by a strait, often Immigrants are driven to England...

These thousands of refugees every year will not only occupy the British welfare allocation, but also crowd out the jobs of British people, which will naturally cause public opinion to boil.

The key is that in the face of these, the British government can't do anything, otherwise if they are extremely hungry, these people can do anything. The crime rate in Britain itself has increased greatly because of this, and many of them are committed by these immigrants. of.

Barron certainly knows this, and he doesn’t want England to participate in the World Cup in the future, like France, looking like an African national team...

"So what are you going to do?"

"I hope you can take on more responsibilities, Your Highness the Duke..."

According to Brown, he hopes to hire a coast guard force to deport and repatriate immigrants from across the English Channel.

However, this would not be convenient for dispatching regular troops - Britain had never thought of using the navy to do this before, but France strongly opposed this.

A French MP said:

"What do you want in the UK? If a small boat full of immigrants enters British waters, do you want to shoot them?"

This means that the British navy's action to expel immigrants was very irresponsible for the lives of immigrants. What if their kayaks drowned?

The mayor of Calais, France also said angrily:

"British sent the navy to monitor the strait, which is a complete declaration of war!"

In addition to France, the domestic opposition Conservative Party did not miss this opportunity to make trouble for the Labor Party. They accused the government of not caring about the lives of immigrants and opposed the use of military force.

If using the navy doesn't work, Brown hopes to use "civilian" armed forces, well, security forces.

So what he proposed was to hope that Barron's Protector Security Company could be hired by the government to organize a coast guard to deport and repatriate illegal immigrants from France.

If possible, expel them. If there is no other way, the government will fund their repatriation or overseas resettlement. They cannot be allowed to enter the UK anyway.

For this, it is not a big problem. After all, it is a business in itself and can expand the business of the Protector Security Company.

But the next topic is probably the main reason why Brown brought up this matter.

That is the issue of resettlement of illegal immigrants. Anyway, these people must not be allowed to stay in the UK. This unstable factor must be sent away.

But it cannot be done by the British government, so the best thing is for Barron to do it privately.

As for where to settle...

Coincidentally, France itself also has an immigration problem. Brown has sent people to coordinate with the French side on this issue. According to Brown's wishes, people will go back where they come from.

Most of the current illegal immigrants come from Africa and some war-torn areas in the Middle East.

After their research, they hope to find a place in Africa to resettle these refugees - even if they need to pay some money for this, Britain and France are very happy. After all, compared with the harm they will do if they stay in their homeland, they can It's still very good to spend some money to solve it.

As for the choice of refugee resettlement area, in the end they believed that choosing an area between Kolo and neighboring Benin to resettle refugees was acceptable to both parties...

To this end, both Britain and France were able to pay each other "resettlement fees" on a per-capita basis.

As for why I chose between Kolo and Benin...

So the first condition is that it is best to be able to get there by sea and be transported directly by ship. Then from Britain and France along the ocean to the north, to Northern Europe and Russia, this is definitely impossible...

To the south, the closest to Europe is Morocco, which was originally the best choice - but France disagrees. Morocco itself was once a French colony, and it still has close relations with France. It is no exaggeration to say that even It is considered very much like an overseas territory of France, so if these refugees are sent to Morocco, France will definitely not accept 10,000 of them.

Then next is Western Sahara. They still have disputes with Morocco. The independence of Western Sahara has not been widely recognized by the international community, so this will also be excluded.

Those in the back used to be British colonies, but now they are all Commonwealth countries - why can't you, France, which has close relations with Morocco, and my Commonwealth country have to send it there?

The final opinion of both parties was to choose an area between Colo and Benin for the resettlement of illegal immigrants...

Although Kolo was previously a French colony and a member of the West African Community, it has just joined the Commonwealth; Benin is a member of the West African Community, and France has considerable influence there. Well, this is equivalent to the "overseas relationship" between the two countries. border areas.

However, Brown knows that Kolo can be said to have a close relationship with the Duke next to him. In order to pass this matter, in addition to convincing the governments of Kolo and Benin, he also needs to obtain the consent of Duke Devonshire... …

Of course, they are quite confident in persuading Colo and Benin. After all, both parties have influence there, and both countries are underdeveloped countries. If they can get some funds to help resettle illegal immigrants, they should It's still not too hard to accept.

"This matter requires more consideration..."