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Europe’s illegal migrant time bomb
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A migrant walks back to his makeshift camp at sunrise after a failed attempt to cross the Channel to the UK on a small boat, in Sangatte, France.
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The Greek islands, the Balkans route, the Mediterranean Sea, or the English Channel crossing: From every angle and every approach, the European continent is now facing a massive surge in illegal migration.
We are not talking about people who receive permits to either come and work or settle in Europe for family or other reasons, but about those who arrive with no documents, either to claim asylum on arrival or to disappear into the crowd.
