Any comparison with the rest of Europe is irrelevant. The number is way way too high.. I don't mind immigration, but there is a system through which to apply. If you want to come to this country follow the correct procedure.
And another question. If things are so bad in all these countries that people are willing to risk their lives to come to the UK, how come so many of them have babies and young children? Surely if your country is such an awful state the last thing you'd want to do is bring a helpless baby into...
Wrong. We did not force them to come to the UK. There are dozens of other countries they could have gone to that would not have involved the danger of a channel crossing in a small boat.
Why are they coming to Britain? Why not apply to stay in France, or Italy, or Germany, or Holland, or Belgium? The majority are economic migrants. If they want to come to the UK they should apply through the proper channels.