Documentary Description
Evan Davis uncovers the truth behind the economic migrants who cross
continents to try to illegally enter Britain. In a ground-breaking
special edition of Panorama, two reporters set out to follow the
journeys that these migrants take along the most popular and dangerous
routes to the UK.
Shoaib Sharifi begins in his homeland of Afghanistan, following
people as they enter Greece illegally. He discovers hundreds of
fellow-Afghans sleeping on the streets of Athens, many with their
children, and meets those who risk everything to smuggle themselves on
lorries for Italy and beyond.
Ugandan-born Kassim Kayira looks at the trade in fake documents that
many Nigerians are using to fly into the UK, before heading to the
Sahara and North Africa to meet those prepared to risk death for their
dream of getting to Britain.
And Evan Davis explores what Britain and the rest of Europe is doing to stop these economic migrants getting in.
This is the story of people from across the world who risk their
lives to find a way into Britain and a Fortress Europe. But just how
hard is it to break into Britain? And why do so many risk so much to
try?
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