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African Immigration to Europe
Tens of thousands of Africans - men, women and children fleeing their homeland - attempt to make the perilous trip from their home countries to Europe every year, seeking refuge, asylum and economic opportunity. Some travel thousands of miles overland, being handed from smuggler to smuggler, ending up at one of many ports in northern Africa, to be packed into makeshift boats and make treacherous sea crossings to European soil, to places like Spain's Canary Islands and tiny Malta where they hope to either sneak in unnoticed, or, if intercepted, be allowed to stay. Many do not survive the journey. Levels of illegal immigration to the Canary Islands alone dropped to 13,424 last year, down from a peak of nearly 32,000 in 2006. Authorities in southern European nations are still struggling however, to patrol for, care for, to process and repatriate this continuing flow of immigrants. (34 photos total)
A man looks around after his fishing boat arrived ashore on the San Blas beach on Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife, October 15, 2008. Some 69 would-be immigrants arrived on the beach aboard a fishing boat on their way to European soil from Africa, according to local authorities. (REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero)
An Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Maritime Squadron Protector-class vessel patrols waters near the island of Filfla, the southern-most island in the Maltese archipelago, September 28, 2008. 101 African would-be immigrants were rescued by the Italian naval frigate ITS Vega at the edge of Malta's search and rescue region with Libya and subsequently transferred to AFM vessels when they found themselves in difficulty in rough seas, authorities said. (REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi) #
Would-be immigrants sit on a fishing boat while arriving at Arguineguin port in the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, September 18, 2008. Some 86 hopeful immigrants were spotted five miles south of Gran Canaria island and towed into port on their way to reaching European soil from Africa, according to authorities. (REUTERS/Borja Suarez) #
Migrants rest wrapped in blankets after arriving at Los Cristianos port on Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife early September 30, 2008. Some 229 would-be immigrants were rescued by Spanish rescue workers after being intercepted aboard a fishing boat adrift some 60 miles (96.5 km) offshore on their way to European soil from Africa, according to authorities. (REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero) #
A small group of would-be immigrants wait on deck of a armed forces of Malta patrol boat after they were picked up two days ago by a merchant boat, some 59 miles of the south of Malta on January 11, 2009. 162 people were crammed into a boat just 10 metres (35 feet) long, included 28 women, one of whom was pregnant, and a child when rescued, and are the first to arrive in Malta this year - following the arrival of 139 migrants late last month. (BEN BORG CARDONA/AFP/Getty Images) #
Migrants wait before disembarking from the Russian vessel Yelena Shatrova in Malta, on November 6, 2008. A boat load of 67 migrants including a pregnant woman in labour were rescued from a boat by a Russian registered bulkcarrier off the coast of Malta in poor weather conditions, Maltese officials said. (BEN BORG CARDONA/AFP/Getty Images) #
Illegal immigrants walk towards a police bus after being brought ashore from the motor tanker "Overseas Primar" by the Armed Forces of Malta in Valletta's Grand Harbour January 14, 2009. The Marshall Islands-registered tanker rescued 162 migrants from a 10-metre boat 59 miles south of Malta after finding themselves in difficulty while on their way to reach European soil from Africa on January 11, but bad weather had since thwarted several attempts at the disembarkation of the migrants. (REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi) #
A young immigrant sits on the ground after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour September 28, 2008, one of around 101 Africans that were rescued by the Italian naval frigate ITS Vega at the edge of Malta's search and rescue region with Libya and subsequently transferred to AFM vessels. (REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi) #
A would-be immigrant prays after being safely brought ashore from the motor tanker "Overseas Primar" by the Armed Forces of Malta at Anchor Bay on the northwest coast of Malta January 13, 2009. 161 would-be immigrants were rescued by the Marshall Islands-registered tanker on January 11 after finding themselves in difficulty while on their way to reach European soil from Africa, an army source said. (REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi) #
African immigrants rest and receive first aid after arriving at Los Cristianos port on Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife early September 30, 2008. Some 229 of them were rescued by Spanish rescue workers after being intercepted aboard a fishing boat adrift some 60 miles (96.5 km) offshore. (REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero) #
African immigrants wait to get off their rescue boat as they arrive to Los Cristianos port on Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife early September 30, 2008. Some 229 would-be immigrants were rescued by Spanish rescue workers after being intercepted aboard a fishing boat adrift some 60 miles (97 km) offshore. (REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero) #
More links and information
Key facts: Africa to Europe migration - BBC 7/2/07
Number of illegal immigrants arriving to Spain in 2008 - Euroresidentes 1/13/09
Desperate Africans seek unlikely refuge in Yemen - reuters 2/28/08
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it's a beutiful picture.... aplous for you...
Several people are writing to say that colonialism has made the colonized countries better than they were...maybe colonization made them "better" in Western standards, but it robbed these countries for their culture, their sense of pride, and the ability to control their futures. The African/European situation mirrors the Mexican/United States situation...where the more powerful country used people and land, even shipped immigrants in to work for cheap when they needed it, and now the countries are destitute, the people suffer, and the more powerful country doesn't want anything to do with it.
And for the rude, insensitive people who suggest that the immigrants should "stay and fight for their own countries", suggesting that these people who have suffered horrifically crossing the ocean in makeshift vessels are cowards, obviously, your privileged life does not allow you the knowledge of the destitution faced by these people. Their sacrifice, leaving families and hometowns, possibly dying along the way, is not taken lightly. Maybe you should go live in a shantytown, robbed of dignity, surrounded by thieves, rapists, malnourished, and see how well you can fight for your country.
god will guide them,to the right way.
I'm from spain. Inmigrants came to spain from two ways. One is from morroco, people from this country arrive at spain by boats(called 'pateras') or they try to cross the border of ceuta and melilla(two cities that spain have in the north of africa).
other inmigrants are from shahara occ. mauritania and senegal. this people go to canarias islands(some spanish islands near those countries) they also go by pateras.
when these people managed to go to this spanish cities they are in an irregular situation (they need papers to work in spain). some are returned to their countries, but most of them go to another spanish regions like cacataluña, madrid,andalucia...
In Spain they are agricultural workers,construction workers,or they work for mafias selling illegal cd's, clothes...If they want to be 'legal' people they have to declarate they have been in spain for some years or sometimes the goverment gives a limited number of works permises.
it's a sad and beautifull world
They have only Africans to blame.
Harrison Bergeron, I strongly believe that colonization made things worse. All of us live by different standards, different cultures. We can never know what a country could have become if so and so had not taken place. Maybe the west would have never become super power who knows..... These countries maybe in a better shape according to your standards.... But what about from their standards..... See it from their point of view...... I am not speaking much about the African countries as I have not read a lot on them pre colonization...What make you think India was in a bad shape before British Colonization.....Modernization is good.... but i believe we should never forget who we are and where we come from and that we should be proud of our culture and heritage.... And I am not by any means saying that we were perfect.... Every country, religion and culture has its flaws.... Let’s take India For instance... The Hindus use to follow the ritual of Sathi (burning of Widows), there were a lot of Female Infanticide The Americans discriminated the blacks for a long time..... Every country has its flaws..... Looks life I drifted a lil from our discussions ;-)...
I am sure colonization had its few good points.. Like it brought new Technologies to India a lot faster (Assuming it may have taken longer if India was not invaded by British... but who knows….)
Some of those pictures bring tears to my eyes.
Beautiful pictures, but it is sad to see. They will continue to try and make that journey unless things get better in their own countries. Chances of that happening, pretty slim within the next 25 years, with civil wars, genocide and corruption in governments.
Harrison Bergeron, Again this is just for reading.... Not for pointing Fingers and placing blame.... Bygones are bygones. We have fare more important problems at present to worry about... All of us have deteriorated as humans... Forgetting basic morals which is common in all religion, culture and country…
readinghttp://www.ivarta.com/newsletters/nL_030815.htm
Pictures like these should be sent to each and every African Leaders, so that they can see what our brothers and Sisters are going through. People are risking their lives, just to get out of the misery of Africa. WHY? Are we Africans born to Suffer?, Did we do something in Human History that God is paying us back. Is eternal Suffering our destiny till the end of the World? From the East to the West, North to the South it is the same, Black People are suffering. Yet when we try to cross over to find a better life in Europe and America we are treated like beast. We must teach our Children about our history, and how Europe and America stole from us. to make themselfe
Poor people, how desperate do you have to be to embark on such a journey...
On a more photographic note, I love the composition of #13, #23 and #25.
I pray to bring them back.
They (goverment) have to solve the problems in their country with out help. It's not a solution they come to us.
If all the poor Indians think about coming to Europe then we have a problem.
Send them back and help them in their own country.
Sad but true..
Hunger is a powerful thing...
Europe should share the wealth.
I was not aware of this and these are human beings like you and I, so sad, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE PEOPLE................. Americans.
Nossa, belissima postagem. Mostra como existe mesmo uma divisão, mesmo que natural, soa como piegas ver que ali são pessoas assim como nós, mas que ao mesmo tempo, são distantes umas das outras. Mundos completamentes diferentes. Belas Fotos.
Impactantes fotos que transmiten, por desgracia, algo que me toca vivir muy de cerca.
lamento su situación y lo poco que le preocupa este gran problema a los que realmente debería y tienen posibilidad de arreglar algo.
Lo que si tengo claro es que yo en su situación también cruzaría los mares a riesgo de mi vida.
un saludo y mis felicitaciones por este espacio.
I do not have much word to say,i thank the europeans for helping we africa to survive,may God reword them.It is not easy for any country in any other continent to do what they are doing.I thank them all
#32 for the symbol of what kind of hope new US President can bring... Go for it Mr. Obama, I do believe you are NOT the messiah, but simply a man who cares for his fellow world citizens....
To the commentors: what's beautiful here??
If, in this age of free enterprise, we are to believe in the freedom of trade, then why not also believe in the freedom of travel? Why does a crate of banana's have more rights of movement than a human being?
Open all borders and let the chips fall where they may. There's plenty of people in Europe who would love to emigrate too. Why are we all trapped in the boxes we were born into?
EXTREME TOUT EST EXTREME , la peur, l'espoir, les condicions , et l'epuisement ,J'ai été sensible a la douceur de certains regards malgré les choses extremes qu'ils venaient de vivre BRAVO aux photographes qui ont
captés ces moments C'est de l'art MERCI
I live in the USA and it is something that has been easy to put on the back log.we had to think about "OIL" WHAT DOES THESE PEOPLE MEAN TO US. Well,If we don't start thinking about these people Now,then one day we will only be thinking about these people.The lesser of us.
What should be of concern to us all is how in heaven have we managed to let create all those problems for the human beings, here in Africa, but one can also pinpoint South America, Asia, and Middle East ?
The corporations have exploited those people for too long, with blessings from our western world's governments, and thanks to the entertained ignorance of their general populations (how many people read Noam Chomsky ?).
But hopefully, the current economic crisis has a chance to bring back responsibility to all, in light of the dire problems that we, as citizens of the world, face today : pollution of land, sea and air is pretty much literally KILLING us, depletion of natural resources, ... the answers CAN NOT be brought by only one country, we definitely have to unite to bring on changes, or else, drastic measures will be forced upon us (worldwide population reduction ?)
to #91:
you see something ugly?
Poster #92 hints at the problem :
How comes that freedom is more and more restricted to business goods ?
A box of banana has more right to travel than the human beings who produced them, thus enriching the businesses that sell a $.01 banana at $5 (guess who'll get rich in the process : not the Black one). Welcome to the side-effect of the economy !!!
Corporations have been let to develop to the point that Microsoft's net worth is more important than the sum of money exchanged in one year in several countries !!! Who'll benefit from trade negotiations, then ? Welcome to the concept of monopolies ...
And think about the individuals : in which twisted universe does Warren Buffett NEED all the $billions he has, and, more importantly, how does he deserves to plunder Earth's riches to the point the he makes it impossible for the poorest ones to get even clean water ?
It is said that $500 billions would be enough to stop world hunger ... compare that to the $1'000s billions that are currently being fed to the world banking system : can you still claim to be a human being and let THAT happen ?
If you had only one thing to learn from the current economic crisis is that unless it is an economic collapse, you will soon have to pay for those torrents of paper money fed to banks, as will your childrens ...
@16: I think it's pretty clear what the writer in 13 meant. Your semantics is pretty irrelevant, and reveals a lot about you.
I absolutely LOVE my people! This is continued proof positive that the ways of the past - total economic exploitation at the complete expense of others - can no longer stand. I believe the sooner "society" embraces the words of so many that cautioned us against choosing the course of envy, greed, hate and prejudice(s), the better off "society" will be. Truth and riteousness a l w a y s rises and that spirit is embodied in the greater majority of those who risk their very lives simply for a remote chance of a more equitable way of life - in most cases, for mere bread or clean drinking water, cannot be "locked-out."
I think( or hope) we all can relate to people trying to make their life and the life of their families better. To my knowledge poverty and crime go hand in hand so it is perhaps not a surprise that immigrants are more likely to end up in such circles, especially if they are not given equal opportunities.
I agree with 95( not that i believe it's a matter of opinion but of facts)
The systematic misuse of the third world resources, post colonialist business ethics. Where economic growth is the only justification you need. Capitalism "might" be a very effective management tool in developed countries where you have institutions, regulatory body's and an active democracy. But it has devastated the third world (with a few exemptions, like the Asian tigers). Since there is a limited amount of space i am just going to post some things for people to google.
IMF/WB - Structural adjustment programs - Petrodollars of the oil and gas crisis 72-73. - E.U and U.S Tarrifs of third world products. Reading about the use of the U.S military in purely business oriented things in for example in latin America. My all time favorite is operation Ajax and Nota Bene this is not hearsay and Madeleine Albright publicly apologized for this in 2000. However i to believe that the third world is not totally exempt from responsibility, and corruption whether incited abroad or not is a huge problem. One good question at last is where the hell do they get all those weapons?
These issues i have mentioned here are not hearsay they are facts, of course facts may have different meaning based on ones perception but i think that we all should be aware of what is, and has happened around us so we can make an enlightened evaluation of what politicians are feeding us. And to get good and clear information evaluate the information source you are reading from so you don not end up with a load of conspiracy crap. There are many good books on aid and international politics that are useful. Sorry about lousy English I'm not a native speaker.
"If, in this age of free enterprise, we are to believe in the freedom of trade, then why not also believe in the freedom of travel? Why does a crate of banana's have more rights of movement than a human being?"
Because bananas are useful for europeans, but afros are not.
Look I am 100% for immigration to Europe if the people have high school and higher. But these africans barely finished elementary school, barely speak any language while europeans speak multiple languages. And if you don't have any useful education what will you do in Europe? Just sit on ass and take social security money? No thanks!
Its very sad. And the thing i would like to know...ll they really work here or they ll just think that "let the rich europe give us money for nothing, just cause we r poor" I m from europe and i have to work hard to live i know i can not compare myself to those poor people in africa but still i dont get stuff for free. I say if they want to work even on the street and if they want to live as we do, let them come. But if they ll later make problems, kill people, sell drugs and so on then no way. P.s.: dear americans stop acting like u treat imigrants better than we do.
The saga of modern migration since the 1800s continues. In the 1800s Europe came to Africa. In the 21st century Africa is going to Europe. One can only hope that Europeans would be as welcoming as Africans were in the 1800s and 1900s.
People all over this world are Desperate for a better way of life. Americans are
soooo fortunate to live in "the land of the free and the home of the brave". God Bless America.
Sad to see my people suffer like this :(....beautiful pictures one picture 1000 words ....
The greed for more and more will continue until death overtakes us and not even a cent will follow the greedy to his/her grave.
Oh you the greedy ones benefitting from the strife and turmoil that you manufacture, what do you have to say when you meet God Almighty?
Every soul shall taste death and absolute justice takes over whether you believe in it or not. are you prepared to meet the Creator?
May the Lord have mercy on mankind.
C'est très émouvant Michel
Shame on Europe!. EU's restrictive visa and migration policies explain why African migrants must pay for a dangerous trip on a precarious boat as much as if they had bought a regular flight ticket. They cannot travel like us -or like inmigrants from other countries- because our governments forbid them to do so. Migratory policies must respect human rights above all.
So how many would be criminal?
Europe should pay what they have stolen from africa and cause of what they don to africa in pursuit of their their greed.They should know the difference between Nigeria AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTIERIES AT WAR I HATE TO SEE THAT PIC NIAJIA DONT TAKE SUCH RISK AS WE HAVE BETTER AND MORDERN WAYS (OBT) OK
Ceci n'est qu'une des consequences des atrocites du colonialisme. Bien avant, de telles images n'existaient pas... les africains etaient tous fiers,dignes et heureux chez eux... Les Europens ont pendant des siecles pille l'Afrique; la depouillant de tous ses biens et aussi "l'eduquant" a la grande "civilisation".Elle est ainsi restee pauvre et dans l'insecurite sans plus rien a donner a ses enfants. Maintenant vous devez faire face a ce que vous avez occasionne. Jusqu'a nos jours, les Europeens continuent a devaster l'Afrique, on note chaque annee des hommes blancs qui "epousent" des africaines pour des fins abominables ou les dames blanches qui enlevent les jeunes africains naifs pour leur virilite et habilite sexuelle.
Europe should pay what they have stolen from africa and cause of what they don to africa in pursuit of their their greed.They should know the difference between Nigeria AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTIERIES AT WAR I HATE TO SEE THAT PIC NIAJIA DONT TAKE SUCH RISK AS WE HAVE BETTER AND MORDERN WAYS (OBT) OK
Everyone will be happy with these immigrants at first. But just wait. They will see the error of their ways. Look to the major cities of the USA for a perfect example. In particular look at Detroit. See what they have done to it. Good luck
Gracias por enseñar lo que esta pasando en el mundo, y CREO QUE YA DEBERIAMOS VER QUE DESAPARESCAN FRONTERAS Y NOS VEAMOS COMO HERMANOS NO IMPORTA EL COLOR, RAZA O RELIGION, DEBEMOS UNIRNOS Y PEDIR AL CREADOR POR QUE DESAPARESCAN ESTAS SITUACIONES, OJALA Y MI LLAMADA SEA PARA QUE DE LA MANO OREMOS A DIOS POR ESTE MUNDO QUE AGONIZA, GRACIAS POR LEER MI NOTA.
Those people on pictures are abused human being. Africa is world wide known as the poorest continent because of its sad history you all know. Now life's getting more difficult everywhere, not only in Africa...May be you don't know,they are as well lots of Europeans in Africa looking for better life illegaly. Those who immigrate from their country are poor people looking for better life; you need to help poor people who come to you as human being, they are brave.
For those who don't know, to immigrate to Europe or anywhere else is not the goal of all africans men...as strong as some Europeans won't immigrate to Africa at any cost; it's the same for many africans who won't do it.; Every people fells well at home.
My heart grieves seeing the multitude of Africans fleeing their homeland to the white man's land for succour. How i wish and pray that African leaders will truly be public servant with the vison of making our homeland our haven of rest.
Africans who flee to these countries are treated like second class citizens and taken undue advantage of due to lack of legal documents by their own people.
I see the day Africa will address it's own internal needs and stop the greed of amassing unnecessary wealth and fortune kept in the white man's land while the nation blessed of God is wallowing in abject poverty.
God help us and deliver us from visionless leaders.
I could not stop the tears running over my face while i'm seeing so impressive pictures. we all are human race it does not matter where you come from, Latin, Africam, European, American, we all leave on this world.
God Bless this people and God bless countries that refuge them...
I DIDN'T KNOW ,THIS IS SAD ARE PEOPLE REALY SUFFERING LIKE THIS
My prayers are with them...God please help them because you are their only help...the only hope they know.
Truly inspired work! May these people truly find peace and happiness.
That made me so sad to see people live this way . Our prays are with them.
#113 (Mike Jones), there is so much wrong with your post--actually, it's pretty much ALL wrong, and it's quite a feat: it's only 2 lines long. Immigrants from Africa are a very new phenomenon in Detroit...they have been there too short of a duration to have caused any downfall of Detroit. I can only assume you were insinuating that the demise of Detroit was caused by African-Americans (who are not recent immigrants from Africa, by the way, which is what this Big Picture is about.) Anyhow, let's not even go there...we could argue for days that the demise of Detroit was caused by whites, white flight, discrimination, all that...the majority of us understand this. I think if you haven't grasped this concept by now, you are a lost cause.
BTW, African immigrants to Detroit are credited with a recent boom in commerce, levels of education, work ethic, etc:
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070212/METRO/702120349
TO TAKE SUCH RISKS JUST TO BE FREE MAKES ME REALISE HOW MUCH WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. THESE PEOPLE DESERVE A CHANCE FOR A SAFE LIFE. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM AND TO ALL WHO SUFFER..
I cant hear it anymore...
Colonialism hasnt ended! over 90 % of Africas resources still belong to europe and america and so are the people. There cant be freedom in africa if theyve got nothing! So they come to Europe to get at least a little of what they deserve!
man die their wifes die
and their kids
But still nobody f*cking cares
I feel ashamed and thankful to be born in the so called civilized world when I look at these desperate faces. We are all to blame for it. And yes, colonization is not a thing of the past, and slavery neither by the way. Out of this powerless feeling I am looking around and inside: where can I do something against exploitation and how do I exploit myself.
But what angers me is the aesthetics of these photos. For me they show misery in in an exclusive way. And I wonder how much money the photojournalists make with this scenario of real misery.. On TV we see more realistic pictures.
Barbara , Germany
The pictures are indeed very powerful, and very aesthetical. But I am wondering if the people on them know that these pictures have been taken. If they know that they're being broadcasted around the world. Somehow I don't think that these men would be so happy about that.
These men come to Europe under false pretenses. What I mean is: they don't know where they're going. They really, truly think that in Europe they will be able to make big money with honest jobs. Because the myth lives on, in Africa. When you're African and you live in Europe, you tell your family that you're happy there, that you have a job, friends, money, that you're living a good life. When you manage to go home for a visit, after several years of saving money, you borrow from everyone, just to be able to bring home as much as possible, to show your success. Because - otherwise, what would be the point? And as everybody keeps doing that, even while they are living with 10 other people in one crowded, unheated room in Paris, Madrid or Milan, nobody can say the truth. What would the family think? That you're the one who didn't succeed? That you're the one failure who didn't find a better life in Europe?
Europe is the dream of most young Africans. Because they don't know the truth. And they don't want to hear it. When you try to tell them, they don't believe you. Because you're the white girl, the rich girl, and you probably want to keep it all to yourself...
127 This immigration situation must be discuss at local level. African Leaders do not care for their people except to collect whatever little the people have for their own benefit. We have been brain washed in a way that we do not value anything African. We dont even bathe with our own soap. everything has to come from Abroad. Until we learn to use our African broduct we will not have anything that the White man need and therefore we will always be doing the running. Our Educational system is geered towards helping the white. So far no one is educated to help Africa. The system only benefit Europe.
when they arrive in the UK they get everything free.....they should send everyone of them back
Spanish have captured lots of land in the new world with lots of natural resources. they cleverly migrtated in flocks to new world and made it their own permanently. I believe if unwanted people come to their shores then they should relocate all these people to the South America where still there is less population.
Why do people do this if we are all the same, GOD made all of us equal so why discrimination and abuse of other, If this would be happening to you, you wouldn't be laughing about it or making fun of cuz it would hurt yo just like you hurt them.
Something constructive should be done to this problem, but as long as there are no real solutions, the boats should just be sent/towed back to the Africa.
It's not right that these people try to come to Europe for better life without any legal rights. It's not right to them, nor is it to the europeans. Sure it's not their fault Africa sucks, but as I said, at the time being there's no real solutions to that issue.
to riche men the ground close to God and enriches them and poor you
@63 Harrison: You honestly have never read your history. Before all the Europeans even got a sense of civilization, complete civilizations were prospering in Iraq, China and most of all India. Do you even know of Harappa-Mohenjodaro civilizations?
Occupation/colonization has never helped nor will ever help the human society.
Amazing photos on this blog!
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The immigration from Europe to Africa has just beggan.Portuguese people are spendind nigths on the floor outside the Angolan embassy in Portugal in order to get entry Visas.
I would like kids pictures
This is very sad, but the reality is the worst.
Que cor é a dignidade?
That color is the dignity?
The only solution is for the rest of the world truly help rebuild Africa and stop lying about meliliem development goal, otherwise all of us will come to live better life in any good place on the earth.
I am writing a book on this issue, cuz my africa makes me seek, who do i blame but the criminals who call themselves our leaders in Africa.
Aaaaaw i feel sorry for those people. may God help them. i am from africa and i know how it is. it does not matter how small you are even you can make a BIG difference.
I personaly got brothers and friends who make this dangerous voyage,most died on the way,my blood died on this waycouple of motns ago,i cried and smile,knowing that it was'nt his fault but rather the greedy leaders of Africa...
Come to Gambia and see for your self,how people live daily,some goes for hours without food to eat,no breakfast and not talking of lunch..its so sad....may be God will one day come from the sky and help us....Pls don't blame this african migrants,they suffer a lot and each if lucky to enter in Europe can bring a btter life to 20 members of a family...we africa were born in poverty,grow in poverty and you expect us to died in poverty too,that cannot be.....This economic crises is a pay back thing from God thrown directly to the west,for them to know what sufferation is all about,,,,Remember closing the borders,airports,visa restrictions,sea guards etc can't stop African to venture for this Payback voyage,,,,West have made the most dangerous voyage to Africa and succeed,eg Mongo Park etc...why not we the stronger Africans?
We ae coming and will continue to come in numbers....
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am from the Gambia
The United States, Canada, and European nations need to stop all immigration from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South America immediately. People are poor for a reason -- it's genetic. To everyone who has compassion for them, go live in Africa. I've lived there. I've also lived in Brazil. And the USA. Anywhere where Africans live sucks. Essentially, anyone from mid-latitudes of the world just isn't very intelligent. If you believe in evolution, then this is reasonable. Simple things that Europeans take for granted such as saving money doesn't occur to Africans, for instance. If you want Western countries to become more Third World, then by all means cotninue immigration. Imagine if the United States opened dup its borders to anyone who wanted to come. The population would be six billion people. These people should be fixing their own countries and not bringing down other countries. And these parents don't understand that if they don't have money, they shouldn't be popping out so many children. It's a cycle that just repeats.
that can be more tragic few year later, the climatic evolution will make more than more migrant
thank u it was a nice preview
That is very sad to see the pictures
Pls Pls PLs! Can we human being love each other and stop discrimination in life, if african wish making some move to europe can lead them to survival...european imigration should by God's grace allow them. like myself is a real skillful footballer but still wanting to hit europe for real.
i think that this type of work can be the futur job of the african pepol
People in europe are afraid of losing money; of become racially-mixed etc..
That's why they are afraid of them.
Also, I really wonder why Europeans have accepted immigrants from Turkey (I'm from Turkish immigrants) to use as workers; instead of these people.
They seem to need more than we did.
To all the self-righteous commentators: you don't have any idea of the problems these "refugees" create in Europe. I'm not saying all immigrants become a burden but some of the problems here in Sweden are: getthos with only immigrants, overrepresentation in living on welfare and in crimes. Crime levels (especially rapes and assaults) has risen extremly and is definitely connected to immigration.
Wonderful! These immigrants will bring much needed social change to Europe! The decadent liberal-marxist euros will have to chose between national socialism or islam. Liberal-marxist lets-cast-ourselves-as-a-proposition-nation France has already chosen islam. What will Germany chose? I foresee a new age of strife in Europe as the entire region becomes a giant Bosnia. Fortunately this time the USA will be far to crippled by its own decadence to interfer.
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If colonisation was bad then this is reverse colonisation. Many countries with no colonial history - like Sweden and Switzerland are affected: two wrongs do not make a right.
I wonder how peaceful any city in Africa or Asia would be with the same proportion of culturally assymetric immigrants. People like living next to people who are similar to them. Immigrants who integrate do not pose much of a problem - insular societies who do not adapt are viewed as occupiers.
Dear John (comment #144)
Intelligence certainly isn't defined by latitudes.
I am very prouf of my multiethnical inheritance, I descend from portuguese, italians and native americans, unfortunately I do not descend from black people.Miscegenation is what make a culture rich and sophisticated.
I am brazillian, and I am ashamed to know you have lived in our country and has learned nothing from living with cultural diferences. Your experience abroad aparently hasn't enriched your own cultural basis, and that is certainly as sad as someone who can't read. It lead certainly to the same culturally empoverished destiny.
I am proud to say that brazillian interethnical culture was stimulated the portuguese colonizators. Around 70% of brazillian population "X's genes" descends from native americans. That how we were colonizated, by interethnical marriages. That is a very famous antropologist (I can't remember if he is British or American) which agrees with me.
He has made an study in Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, and has come to the conclusion that Angola is doing better than Mozambique because it had less British influence, therefore being more similar to Brazilian colonization.
Immigrant should have been well desired in the globalization prospective, we have lots to learn with immigrants. Believe me, in my International Affairs studies I have researched it extensively.
Nowadays, Brazil is suffering a similar immigration phenomenon regarding bolivians and peruans, as well as koreans (north).
why does all the african americans get better treated then the mexicans. how come if a mexican was going from hes country he would be sent back because he doesnt have papers.
poor people i wish i can help them out by giving them toothbrush and pants and shirts and give them a shower.
world should recolonize and rule over the africans..in order to give THEM a better life@@
its clear that teh africans cannot themselves rule!!!
I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM SOME HARD CORE LOVE
i just want to huge them and give them a big kiss
I want to hug them to
the eu is not tending to african citizens as it should !
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More than half --perhaps even two thirds of the illegal immigrants in Malta are just economic migrants... a lot of them refuse to leave... at Marsa and even Birzebbugia, there are large open centres and a small, significant number have turned to crime...and turned more people against them. If these people want to enter Europe, they should apply for asylum in the first safe country through UN or embassies over there. You will continue to come over in large numbers but you will continue to turn a lot of people against you in large numbers too...especially in Malta especially against the criminal element..which WE ABHORE! We have had enough court cases against African troublemakers and those who are refugees should behave as such!! If you think our streets are paved with gold--forget it--we work hard to earn our bread too especially in malta so be careful about how you comment!! And tell your African friends to stop coming over to Malta, stealing precious land, welfare and jobs. We can only integrate very few immigrants, that is why we constantly have been emphasising the need for responsibility sharing --and that should be done to refugees, --people with humanitarian status MUST return to their country once the problems over there are solved---economic migrants must be repatriated immediately.
That is why Europe is taking such drastic steps --the bad thing is that unfortunately genuine refugees too are bearing the brunt.
you need to tell more info to stundent because im doing a project and dont know wat to say
african immigration to europe,if there is no parshial the world even place saven
There needs to be more done to stop these people getting into Europe they should be immediately deported to a UN camp on the African Continent.
Why has no one mentioned the plundering of natural resources by big multinational companies? Fish, for example. West African fishermen can no longer feed their families, let alone sell anything, because there are no more fish left thanks to the European trawlers. They are therefore forced to use their boats to ferry people to fortress Europe. People do not leave the land of their birth, their families and their homes because it seems like a fun thing to do. They leave because they have no choice. These photos are remarkable in the suffering they depict.
Why you do not take them in the US?