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  1. 11-29-2022, 09:53 AM #1
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    This is hard to imagine

    Three migrants rescued in Spain's Canary Islands, after apparently enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria crouched on the rudder of a fuel tanker, should now be returned home under stowaway laws.......
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    Brutal, but:
    However, the migrants may be able to remain in Spain if they claim asylum, Helena Maleno, director of migration non-governmental organisation Walking Borders, told Reuters.
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    Years ago AlJezera did an excellent documentary on how the Africans work their way to the Canarys.. People do desperate things trying for a new, better life..
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  4. 11-29-2022, 02:31 PM #4
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    Might even be desperate enough to try to sneak into this country, the bastards...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
    Might even be desperate enough to try to sneak into this country, the bastards...
    The operative word is "sneak".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    The operative word is "sneak".
    Yup!
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