They want to come to the U.K. as many speak some English, they have heard of Manchester United and a Liverpool fc, they have relatives here, they may come from a former British colony, they know it is easy to work under the radar and they don’t have to carry ID so can disappear. France has stricter laws on employment and don’t translate every document into 27 other languages or supply translators for everything. France is a lovely country as anyone who has been there on holiday or lived there will testify, but it’s not Shangri La for many migrants. Migrants believe, rightly or not , that the U.K. is friendly and welcoming, many are shocked when they discover the reality.