On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:25:52 +0100, Tim Streater wrote:

OK. In that case why aren't the `french preventing their entry from
Italy?

Because they're both Schengen countries.

Oh, and...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33131893

But these are people whose asylum claims haven't been processed yet.
There is a certain irony, of course, given Sangatte...