"Millions of Africans, North Africans, Arabs and South Asians, mostly Muslim, have risked everything to find jobs in Europe that Europeans themselves are said not to want, at least not for the low wages on offer. For years they have been the vegetable pickers, the street sweepers, the busboys, the ditch diggers of the Continent—people straining to grab hold of the lowest rung on the economic ladder in one of the richest societies on earth. The money they send home is vital to the economies of their families, their villages and their countries. And recent studies show their presence has been vital to Europe's growth, as well."
Newsweek reports on the "movement" of millions of people seeking sanctuary in nations able to offer work and a living and money both for themselves and the people left behind.. The article graphically details the hardships and challenges endured by so many - including the threat of dying in the process - of people looking to relocate to a new "home". Read a compelling piece here - on an issue which won't go away.
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