Travelling with Immigrants - Mali

February 2007
The illegal immigration route from Africa to Europe is one of the most dangerous journeys in the world. In this exclusive report, we accompany a group risking all in pursuit of the European dream.

"This is suicide. God protect us", despairs one man. They're only a few hours into their long journey from Mali to Mauritania. Already, they've been beaten by policeman looking for bribes and now their driver is demanding more money. If they don't pay, he'll leave them in the Sahara, 20 km from the nearest town. After three days they arrive near the Algerian border. But some of the immigrants have run out of money. "I'm desperate. I don't know what I'm going to do", laments one. He'll be left at this border town without even money for water. For the rest, the most dangerous part of their journey is just about to begin. Other migrants, still traumatised by their experience, describe what happened to them. "We didn't realise there was something wrong with our boat until we were off the coast of Morocco", states one. "They put water in our petrol cans. Twenty people drowned". He's had enough and wants to go home. But most have heard stories like this before. They refuse to be put off. As one states; "for me, it's Europe or death".

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[siaisjack]

this proofs that african illegal migrants are not asylum seekers like they claim to be but economic migrants

[stukie321]

I feel really bad for these people, if i was that reporter i would have taken them to the border.Why should they not be allowed to go to spain, nobody owns the earth, if your born on it you should be allowed to go wherever you want!

[Nathdeman]

@stukie321 that's correct brother

[PubicBigFoot]

I'm against illegal immigration no matter what!

Screw this sob story.

[PubicBigFoot]

@stukie321 Hahahahahahahahahahahahhaahaha­hahaha, that's nearly the stupidest thing I have ever heard. 

[oANWARoo]

@Antifaarefags and that will help loool take a step back and literally FUCK YOU OWN FACE

I always dream that Humans conquer the universe ..

but people like you is impossible to do it

[aan3]

Special applause to the director/narrator for showing us this story of immigrants risking their lives to reach Europe. Some probably miss the beginning of the film where the guy was talking about how media perceptions of comfortable, wealthy and great lives and jobs awaiting in the West, are the some of the things that drive Malians and their neighbors in other countries to travel to the west not realizing that in reality nothing is as it seems. Kudos to Journeyman Pictures as always.

[lamargie67]

i pray God for all these people so he can help them, move people that can change all this, we are humans come on!!! we need to act like one, have a heart ! what if they were us??? who would like to be in their positions??? it hurt me to see people suffering like this and no one to do good..... :(

[ashleys5093]

@anitaalford boooooooooooooooooooooooooo white man is trying to help you.im white and i wish africa wasnt fucked so i could visit one day without worrying about being killed because im white...

[ashleys5093]

white nations need to help unstable nations and make these horendously unstable violent countries stable...that will help sort out the immigration issue....

[ashleys5093]

@Flaytt744 africa sold there own people ass laves you dumb kunt...

[ashleys5093]

@precious82682 im white and im not racist and i know hundreds of white people who are not racist.what are you talking about? but you sound racist...are you?