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For many migrants trying to reach Europe, their journeys end well before they're able to leave Africa.

They get caught and deported, ending up in transit countries like Mauritania, Mali and Niger.

As Casey Kauffman reports from Mali, many prefer to live the in squalid conditions of the so-called ghettos, than return home in shame.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: July 13, 2008 at 1:34 am
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Length: 00:02:27
Rating: 4.75
Views: 1428

Tags: Al Jazeera aljazeera Mali migrants ghetto Europe Africa

Video Comments:
OUMARSYLLA1 (August 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm)
you better stay in africa and agricuture
biglu323 (July 16, 2008 at 2:17 am)
"shiftless immigrant welfare bums"

.. um Unusualartvideos you are talking out of your ass. You have people who travel hundreds of miles to get to the Sahara or to the coastline of West Africa and, from there, hope to be apart of the small percentage that doesn't die crossing a huge expanse of desert or ocean.
biglu323 (July 16, 2008 at 2:41 am)
Your contention is that once they reach their destination they'll be in some paradise where everybody can sit around, do nothing and collect government aid? No idiot, there's no welfare system in place in Spain, Italy or any EU country that I know of that takes care of illegal immigrants. Once they arrive there they don't have the luxury to do anything other than constantly work their asses off for little or nothing.
voltronforce5000 (July 14, 2008 at 3:22 pm)
Immigration is a force of nature and thus I accept it. Everybody and everything strives for a better life and happiness, this is the genetic-borne mission for all life as we know it.

Unfortunately the real victims of massive emigration of young, skilled, 'rich' and educated Africans, are the African people themselves. It's termed the BRAIN DRAIN.
voltronforce5000 (July 14, 2008 at 3:24 pm)
It seems that those best placed to change things for the better are willing to sacrifice their lives not for the greater good of Africa but for personal gain only.

One possible solution is for African countries to charge the west not just for it's diminishing valuable natural resources but also for its dwindling valuable human recourses.
teemuruskeepaa (July 15, 2008 at 2:28 am)
I hate it when bigots like you plea on biology when they try to explain the culture. You said it yourself in your second message, immigration is socially induced due to world capitalism.
ACTORnSCREENWRITER (July 13, 2008 at 8:02 pm)
Hey Amigo, how about you Shut the fuck up? You look REALLY STUPID! Un-like the US-MEXICAN border this reporter said

"Many of the migrants have the MOST POTENTIAL. Doctors, electricians etc"

It's far harder and more expensive to ILLEGALY ENTER EU, through AFRICA than it is from the US-MEXICAN border
abcw828 (July 13, 2008 at 3:45 pm)
this coming from a Mexican in the US? LOL!!
ACTORnSCREENWRITER (July 13, 2008 at 8:02 pm)
LOOL good point
jakob0815 (July 13, 2008 at 9:02 am)
just go home again! we don't want you here!