法國港口卡萊移民數量增加，馬克龍要英國出錢

France is set to demand that Britain pay more to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis around the port of Calais, the main gateway from the European mainland to the UK.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the northern town Tuesday, where he met migrants at a local shelter, and praised the commitment of the police in a speech to local officers.

Macron is expected to unveil new immigration policies in the coming weeks. Official figures this week showed a record number of asylum applications in 2017, exceeding 100,000 people.

Currently, British border controls are hosted in Calais under an agreement between Britain and France.

Macron is due to travel to London Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and is expected to demand Britain accept more asylum seekers and pay more toward policing the border.

Hundreds of asylum seekers, mainly from Africa and the Middle East, are living in dire conditions in makeshift camps around Calais. The roads leading to the port are lined with rows of razor wire fences, but the migrants regularly scale the barriers and attempt to hide in trucks and cars heading across the English Channel.法國將要求英國支付更多的費用來應對當前法國卡萊港口附近的移民危機。卡萊是從歐洲大陸前往英國的主要門戶港口。

法國總統馬克龍星期二訪問了位於法國北部的卡萊，在那裏的一個收容所與一些移民見面，並在一次對警察的講話中讚揚警方堅持做出的努力。

預計馬克龍今後數週內將推出新的移民政策。法國本週公佈的官方統計顯示，2017年有10萬多人申請庇護，創史上新高。

根據英國和法國達成的協議，英國的邊防現在設在法國一側的卡萊。

馬克龍總統計劃星期四訪問英國，與英國首相特蕾莎·梅會談。預計他將要求英國接受更多的申請庇護者，併爲維護英法之間的邊防提供更多資金。

數以百計的申請庇護者目前在卡萊附近的簡易庇護所安身，居住條件惡劣。他們大都來自非洲和中東。通往卡萊港口的道路上已經用鐵絲網封閉，但是經常有移民設法越過鐵絲網，試圖藏在汽車或卡車裏，從英吉利海峽的海底隧道進入英國。