Where Do The Boat People Get The Money From....

[trt]

to pay the people traffickers to sail them to Italy and other Countries?

Its not as if its a few quid, it can be thousands of pounds, especially if its a family together.

Two Migrants were interviewed in Scotland, on the news last night, and they came smuggled in a lorry from France, and it cost them £2,400.

They are of course being looked after well, with accommodation and food, and waiting to be processed for staying here.

[carolegif]

Some of them have people here waiting to exploit them. Many Eastern Europeans had their fares paid by Gangmasters who then made them work to pay back their passage.

[EDDIE51]

Entire familes pool resorces to raise the money to send a member. They are told that once in Europe the person sent will get a job that pays so much money that they can repay the 'fare' and support the rest of the family 'back home'. It is a bit like a family here saving up to send a child to university.

[trt]

I am thinking more of the people going to Italy etc, not the UK.

[andy-hughes]

There is often a chain involved here - migrants will be handed on to people in their country of destination who will collect money towards the fares they have incurred.

[EDDIE51]

Same applies, it is Europe that is the attraction. We end up with far fewer than Italy , France, Spain, Germany. Our newspapers and media contrate on the ones that want to come to the UK so people here think we are the main destination, but it is not true.