I think you mean "Because the UK wants them, only 2% or so of illegal immigrants arrive by boats". Boris Johnson did Brexit "to stop the immigrants" ... and op

I think you mean "Because the UK wants them, only 2% or so of illegal immigrants arrive by boats". Boris Johnson did Brexit "to stop the immigrants" ... and opened the floodgates. The very opposite of what his campaign promised. The very opposite of WHY the British public wanted Brexit.