Migrants Hope for a Better Life

Kean Wong:
Dreams of a fabled land of plentiful and high-paying jobs turn to despair. Thousands of migrants who have little hope of a decent life back home, are stuck in transit camps in France. And for some, despair leads to desperate measures. We take a closer look at their situation.

Hundreds of migrants from all walks of life arrive daily in Calais, located on the northwest coast of
France. There they set up temporary camps and live in rough conditions as they wait for a better life that may never come. They come from Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Somalia and many other African and eastern European countries.

Local charity organizations have stepped in to help feed the migrants, mostly males in their late teens. Their conditions have deteriorated into a humanitarian crisis.

[Nasir-Ahmad, Afghan Refugee]: male, Afghan
"I came to Calais on the 18th of February and until now I am here. I'm trying but I didn't cross the border. It's too difficult for me. For some it is easy but for me it's too difficult. I have no chance."

They face tough border controls or even death if anything goes wrong. Given the chance, they cling onto the bottom of freight trucks going into England where they believe a promise land of jobs and opportunity awaits them.

Truck drivers who drive regularly between France and Britain, face huge fines if a migrant is caught trying to cross the border attached to his truck.

[Jofre, Truck Driver]: male, Latin American
"We stop for 45 minutes but never to sleep."

The stowaways search for deserted parking lots or gas stations where truck drivers take short breaks.
Then, they work quickly to latch themselves onto the axles beneath the vehicle or pry open its back doors to hop inside.

Britain says it halted 18,000 illegal immigration attempts last year.

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[SHOCKELECTRIK]

Keep Britain FREE FROM MUSLIM TERRORISTS

The muslim in the UK are separatists, isolationists non-integartionists

That's why the doors are closed to Muslims from Calias because their bother islamists in the UK are terrorists

[TheSpaniellover]

I am British, this is MY country - I was born here & so were my parents & grandparents & great-grandparents. These savages are not wanted here, they will only reduce our civilisation to their primitive level aswell as make us even more over-crowded . The sooner they realise that they are not wanted - the better. In the area of London where I live, I am now an ethnic minority. The politicians never asked me if this was what I wanted - funny how they live in areas where natives are the majority!

[ScottishCaledonian]

@okyat Rape of kuffar women is permitted in Islam, and do not try to lecture me about the history of my owncountry because you donot know what youare talking about you ignoramous

[okyat]

@ScottishCaledonian Hey scottish, for years british soldiers raped your ancestors and you didn't mind about it now what changed? If there are people who turn a neighborhood in to a ghetto then this has nothing to do with a certain Religion, and rape is a big sin in all religions so this has nothing to do with a certain Religion so why are you trying to blame a Religion for the act of some individuals, that is if what you are saying is not a lie.

[LouiseHans10]

@TheSpaniellover We must get Europe rid of this shit

[ScottishCaledonian]

@halllllllll9 No I will not show compassion, these fuckers have turned myneighbourhood into a ghetto, they comitt a horrendous amount of sexual assaults and inmy neighbourhood we are seeing crimes that didnot exist before such as gang rape. I care about the future of my children I do not care about these third world Muslim cockroaches

[SEXYmikey321]

plee go back to aisa we dont what they in the eu

[halllllllll9]

Show a little compassion please, so many heartless comments