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Migratory Purgatory

I came across a couple pieces relating to illegal migrants and illegal immigrants. One is a commentary from Sojourners Magazine, the other a news piece from the BBC.

• BBC NEWS | Africa | Living rough in Europe's 'waiting room'
• Sojourners | Aliens or immigrants?

These articles remind me of the National Geographic piece a few months ago on present-day slavery and human trafficking around the world (which often directly targets migrant and immigrant individuals who are "in-transit.")

Let me see if I can find it...ah yes, here it is: 21st-Century Slaves, by Andrew Cockburn. Photographs by Jodi Cobb. I highly recommend this article. I recommend finding a hard copy of the September 2003 National Geographic (the one with Zebras! on the cover...it's in that issue). I'm sure someone you know has it lying around.