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The Crossing Point
© Delmi Alvarez/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
Greece over the past few years has become a transit country concerning the entrance of a large number of illegal immigrants, mostly from Asian and African states, who enter mainly through the Greek-Turkish borders. It takes only a few minutes to cross the Evros river, now the main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia coming to Europe, but it can be a frightening journey. In 2009 local police registered 8,800 migrants here, and in 2011, 55,000. In January this year 2,800 are known to have crossed and in February the Greeks started building a fence to stop the flow of people. By some estimates Greece has half a million illegal migrants. The ongoing euro crisis is making it harder for them to find work.
© Delmi Alvarez/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
Greece over the past few years has become a transit country concerning the entrance of a large number of illegal immigrants, mostly from Asian and African states, who enter mainly through the Greek-Turkish borders. It takes only a few minutes to cross the Evros river, now the main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia coming to Europe, but it can be a frightening journey. In 2009 local police registered 8,800 migrants here, and in 2011, 55,000. In January this year 2,800 are known to have crossed and in February the Greeks started building a fence to stop the flow of people. By some estimates Greece has half a million illegal migrants. The ongoing euro crisis is making it harder for them to find work.
The Crossing Point
© Delmi Alvarez/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
Greece over the past few years has become a transit country concerning the entrance of a large number of illegal immigrants, mostly from Asian and African states, who enter mainly through the Greek-Turkish borders. It takes only a few minutes to cross the Evros river, now the main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia coming to Europe, but it can be a frightening journey. In 2009 local police registered 8,800 migrants here, and in 2011, 55,000. In January this year 2,800 are known to have crossed and in February the Greeks started building a fence to stop the flow of people. By some estimates Greece has half a million illegal migrants. The ongoing euro crisis is making it harder for them to find work.
© Delmi Alvarez/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
Greece over the past few years has become a transit country concerning the entrance of a large number of illegal immigrants, mostly from Asian and African states, who enter mainly through the Greek-Turkish borders. It takes only a few minutes to cross the Evros river, now the main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia coming to Europe, but it can be a frightening journey. In 2009 local police registered 8,800 migrants here, and in 2011, 55,000. In January this year 2,800 are known to have crossed and in February the Greeks started building a fence to stop the flow of people. By some estimates Greece has half a million illegal migrants. The ongoing euro crisis is making it harder for them to find work.
