Posted on Oct 26, 2019
Opinion: How Will We Remember Migrants Who Suffer, Strive And Risk Their Lives?
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Thirty-nine people were found dead in a trailer this week in Essex, in the United Kingdom. Thirty-one men, and eight women.
They were discovered in the morning, in a sealed, refrigerated container of the kind that ordinarily transports fruits, vegetables or frozen food.
Four people, so far, have been arrested in connection with the deaths. But identifying those who died could take a long time.
Authorities first said they were Chinese nationals; now some Vietnamese families say their loved ones may be among the dead.
They didn't die with passports in their pockets, because they didn't want to be sent back to the places they were trying to flee.
Their deaths are part of a continuing story of our times: people who suffer, strive, and risk their lives to try to come to the other side of the world.
In June of 2000, the bodies of 58 Chinese people were found in a truck in the port of Dover.
In 2014, 35 Afghans — including more than a dozen children — were found in a shipping container on docks in Essex.
They were discovered in the morning, in a sealed, refrigerated container of the kind that ordinarily transports fruits, vegetables or frozen food.
Four people, so far, have been arrested in connection with the deaths. But identifying those who died could take a long time.
Authorities first said they were Chinese nationals; now some Vietnamese families say their loved ones may be among the dead.
They didn't die with passports in their pockets, because they didn't want to be sent back to the places they were trying to flee.
Their deaths are part of a continuing story of our times: people who suffer, strive, and risk their lives to try to come to the other side of the world.
In June of 2000, the bodies of 58 Chinese people were found in a truck in the port of Dover.
In 2014, 35 Afghans — including more than a dozen children — were found in a shipping container on docks in Essex.
Opinion: How Will We Remember Migrants Who Suffer, Strive And Risk Their Lives?
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United Kingdom
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And this is yet another reason why illegal immigration/trafficking should be stopped as soon as possible. I would love to see those who perpetuate it put to death, especially if their "cargo" dies.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel It's horrible...but, they should do it legally. Headline reads "Migrants" yet, they are ILLEGAL Migrants. I know I sound heartless, but it's how I feel. I have many family members to include my mother and four of her sisters who did it legally. It took my mom nearly 12 years...those who do it legally and wait will be rewarded.
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