Is the EU to blame for the Calais crisis?

IF THE UK is to stay in the EU, then there must be rules that every country obeys, including those on immigration. The immigrants at Calais should have been registered by France when they entered that country. France isn’t the only EU country avoiding its obligations on non-EU immigration. These countries are letting migrants through to northern France and making lame attempts to stop them trying to enter Britain. This is gross negligence by our EU partners, so how can we trust them? It’s a rule for us and an opt out for the rest. David Cameron can hire whoever he likes to promote his ‘Yes’ campaign, but my vote stays ‘No’.

Miss B. SMITH, Southampton. WHENEVER anyone arrives in the U.S. without the correct papers, they’re sent back on the next flight at the cost of the airline. Instead of providing a house and benefits to illegal immigrants, why isn’t Britain sending them back to Calais on the next train?

ERIC MIDDLEFIELD, Lincoln. IF 2,000 English football fans stormed the Channel Tunnel brandishing weapons and tried to board the trains, would the French police stand by?

ANDY WEBB, Telscombe Cliffs, E. Sussex. THE main reasons migrants want to come to Britain is because we offer significantly easier access to housing, healthcare, education, national insurance and benefits. Obtaining any of these in most other European countries requires documentation and proof of entitlement. Here, they’re given to everyone on a plate. To change this (and remove the motivation for the migrant army at Calais), we need Europe-wide regulations. Leaving the EU and going our own way will make the situation worse, not better. Only a united Europe, establishing Continent-wide rules for migrants, can change the situation.

B. WILLIAMSON, Manchester.