France to Shut Down Calais Camps

For several years the French city Calais has been the last mainland Europe stop before asylum seekers attempt to cross the English Channel to make it to Britain. Due to many failed attempts, the city has been a makeshift city for migrants. Now France has plans to 'shut down the Calais camp.' The BBC reports:

French authorities have said they plan to close a migrant squatter camp outside Calais by the end of this year. Immigration Minister Eric Besson said the camp, known as "the jungle", would be replaced by a temporary centre offering migrants food and shelter. There are estimated to be about 1,000 migrants in makeshift camps in Calais, most hoping to enter Britain. The camps sprang up after France closed the Sangatte Red Cross refugee centre in 2002. Since then, charities have provided donations of food and clothing to migrants. The French and British governments are currently discussing the creation of a new immigrant holding centre within the British-controlled zone of the Calais docks.

I wonder how much influence the movie 'Welcome' had on French authorities.