Well actually, we couldn't find any examples of migrants in Calais who intended to do this but here are a few other reasons they are trying so desperately to get in the UK...
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Migrants
(01 of09)
Teddy told the Guardian he had left Eritrea with his girlfriend two years ago, and survived being trafficked across the Sahara and a “terrible year” in a Libyan prison. “My girlfriend is still there I think,” he said. “This is not good but compared to what I have seen it is OK. I will keep trying.” (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of09)
Yazan told the Irish Examiner: "My future would be better if I get to England. I came here via Turkey and Greece and now I’m living in the jungle in Calais. The situation here is very bad."But life in Syria was worse. Our homes were destroyed and our government used chemical weapons against us. I need a better life in England and I will do whatever it takes." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of09)
Rahaf's family told Dagbladet: "They have good laws for refugees, he could study there and our uncle lives there..."The article concludes (he is now presumed dead): "But we do know what his name was. We know that he wanted to complete his engineering studies in England and help his family in Jordan. We know that he missed them. That was the last sign of life he gave." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of09)
Lina Johannes, a 33-year-old Eritrean, told the Telegraph why they want to cross the channel: "We are living like animals here,” she said. “We have no job, no life.” (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of09)
Hamzi, 33, told Radio 4 (in very decent English): "I speak English. I was in Germany but the people do not speak English and so I didn't feel much with them. [In England] I think there is much opportunity to study." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of09)
A migrant told Vice: "There are human rights, that's why we want to go to the UK." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of09)
An Afghan refugee explained why he left his country: "Because of war. If you work with the Taliban the Army will kill you. If you join the Army the Taliban will kill you. If you stay in the middle both of them will kill you." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of09)
Kahn told Vice on another occasion: "We don’t want benefits, we want to be citizens. We have energy and education, we want to be able to work and contribute to society. I left Afghanistan in 2008 because I faced many dangers. I hoped when I got here I would be able to live as a human being, to rebuild my life and future. But I am still struggling." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of09)
Khaled told France 24 about his hopes to continue his studies in computer science, which he was forced to give up when he left Sudan."We just want a better life," he says. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)