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Joseph Walker-Cousins, former head of the British Embassy in Benghazi, accused the EU of doing too little, too late in regards to the migrant crisis.

Giving evidence at the House of Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee, the diplomat said the officials should have been patrolling Libyas land borders 1,400km to the south.

But instead, he claimed, they chose to deal with migrants only when they were a stones throw from Europe.

Ultimately, the breakdown of border control is down to the collapse of the functioning government in Libya, he remarked.

Now a senior fellow at the Institute for Statecraft think-tank, Mr Walker-Cousins was critical of the failure of Western governments, including Britain, for failing to offer "leadership" after prompting the collapse of the Gadaffi regime.

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According to the Mail, Mr Walker-Cousins said: Up to a million migrants, if not more, are in the pipeline. They will take a long time to work their way through that pipeline but it is well-established.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was working to end the Libyan smugglers businesses, with 414 boats destroyed and 109 traffickers arrested.

Mr Walker-Cousins said he didnt want to completely blame the EU for the crisis, but maintained there was a lack of care.

He added: Then we can begin to restore border security along the land borders and achieve the desired results in terms of stemming the flow of migrants and prevent them putting themselves at the mercy of those gruesome, merciless traffickers.

I dont want to say there is a vacuum of ownership and leadership at the political level but that sort of engagement and that appetite to own what is going on in Libya does not seem to exist now in a way it did then.

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No one really wants to own it it is someone elses mess.

The diplomats remarks follow a fierce argument involving four EU leaders who claimed Brussels officials threatened to cut their aid funding if they refused to accept more asylum seekers.

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Minister Mller said he is deeply concerned over the rise in migrants crossing from North Africa to Europe so far this year. In the first three months of 2017, the number of migrants has doubled from this period in 2016. Mller warned: If we calculate this, 300,000 to 400,000 people could arrive in Italy this year, Die Welt reports.

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Last year a record 180,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean, and many thousands drownedon the way. According to Mller, Europe needs toadopt a radically different approach to African migration. Along with Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, he reaffirmed a joint security agreement with countries in Africa this week.

Defence Ministervon der Leyen said: Without security, there is no development and no development without security and no peace. Both ministers urged the European Union (EU) to work closer with African nations politically, militarily, and economically.

In January, Mller proposed the bloc should adopt apolicy similar to the Marshall Plan which helped rebuild the German economy after the Second World War. He emphasised policiesthat would cut aid or put sanctions on countries for not taking migrants back, like the proposalbacked by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, couldincrease the number of people making the trip to Europe.

Last year, Mller warned the migrant crisis had barely begun saying he thought there could be a further eight to 10 million people who would try and come to Europe from the Middle East.

One politicianwho agrees that the migrant crisis is likely only beginning is President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, In a recent interview, Tajani said he thought there could be as many as 30 million more migrants from Africa coming to Europe in the next several years.

Tajani, likeMller, said he thought the EU should be more active in Africa and said EU member states should invest billions into struggling African economies.

The Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) put out a report earlier this year saying the economies of African nations simply couldnt keep up with their high birth rates which would inevitably lead to many migrating to Europe to find work.

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The great exodus of our time. Refugees in their thousands flocked to Europes shores in search, in hope, of a better life, and an opportunity to escape their war-torn homelands of Africa and the Middle East.

Perhaps inevitably, upon arrival, the much sought after Europe, is not quite the picturesque paradise it may have once appeared to many of those making the dangerous route. After having made the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea, or the long trek through the sparse Turkish countryside, those who reach Greece may be, by some, considered the lucky ones, yet even once they step into the Europe, the problems of these people dont end.

In Greece, the migrants are placed in temporary camps of squalor and danger. During the winter, especially in harsh winters, the migrants are more than likely susceptible to sub-zero conditions and consequently many are vulnerable to disease.

Enter the Three Peas Group, a local group of friends dedicated to helping those migrants in Greece. Formed in April 2016, the organisation volunteers in refugee camps across Greece and helps to house the more vulnerable families in apartments.

The group does a great amount for the families they have housed, including covering families financial costs and rents, supporting lessons to learn English, helping with putting migrants in contact with larger organisations, and giving advice where possible.

Over the groups eleven-month history, the group has managed to place 25 families in flats, thats 100 people. However, whilst the action within the camps is key, the organisations focus also lies in the awareness of the public back here in the UK.

On the 22nd March 2017, the Three Peas organisation, visited the First Richmond Cub Pack, to inform the children about the conditions the migrants face within the camps. They explained how the group helps migrants by participating in larger projects, by fundraising, but perhaps most importantly by giving refugees their support, and allowing the refugees to have somebody to talk to.

After the talk at First Richmond, I talked to one of the volunteers at Three Peas, Martina Riot, who talked to me about the difficulties of being granted entry into the EU: [The refugees] all have to register by Skype. The problem is you have a certain time slot during the week, and all the people that have arrived in Greece, have to call up to get this interview so that they can get their first papers to be legally there.

Then they have to wait for another appointment, to have another interview, where they have to define whether they want to go for relocation in Europe, or if they want to go for family reunification so if they have somebody already there. So, it can take from six months, thatll be quick, to a year. We have met some people who arrived in February last year, and are still in Greece.

But what can the public do about this crisis? To many, this issue is one that seems impossible to deal with. Officials in Westminster and Brussels seem to have no answer to the tide of migrants stuck in Southern Europe, and therefore it seems implausible that we as individuals are able to help.

Martina believes that the most effective way for people to get involved is to raise awareness, and to visit the camps in Greece yourself, so to be able to see the crisis with your own eyes. If you have been there once, she says, You will never step back, you will continue to support [them].

After having heard the talk, the First Richmond Scout Group helped raise awareness for the migrants, and for local homeless people by completing several activities throughout Saturday 25th, showing what people can do, and the message people can spread if they get talking about these important issues.

Sometimes, it can be hard, hidden away in the cosiness of Richmond-Upon-Thames to remember the cold and desperate truth of the plight of many of these people who risk their lives to create a new life, only to be stopped at the front door of where theyve been longing to reach. It can be difficult to realise that this isnt half-way across the world, but only a three-hour flight from here. It is clear more awareness does need to be spread for these people, and the Three Peas Group are an excellent example of how that should be done.

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An illegal immigrant in India is a person residing in the country without an official permission as prescribed by relevant Indian law. Those who are explicitly granted refugee status do not fall under this category.

No reliable numbers on illegal immigrants are currently available.

2001 India Census Gives information about Migrants but not exclusively Illegal Immigrants. Per 2001 Census Bangladeshi form the largest group of migrants in India followed by Pakistan.[1][2]

As per 2001 census there are 3,084,826 people in India who came from Bangladesh[1] No reliable numbers on illegal immigrants are currently available. Extrapolating the census data for the state of Assam alone gives a figure of 2 million.[3][4] Figures as high as 20 million are also reported in the government and media.[5][6] Samir Guha Roy of the Indian Statistical Institute called these estimates "motivatedly exaggerated". After examining the population growth and demographic statistics, Roy instead states that while a vast majority are illegal immigrants, significant numbers of internal migration is sometimes falsely thought to be immigrants. An analysis of the numbers by Roy revealed that on average around 91000 Bangladeshis illegal crossed over to India every year during the years 1981-1991[7]

The trip to India from Bangladesh is one of the cheapest in the world, with a trip costing around Rs.2000 (around $30 US), which includes the fee for the "Tour Operator". As Bangladeshi are cultural similar to the Bengali people in India, they are able to pass off as Indian citizens and settle down in any part of India to establish a far better future than they could in Bangladesh,[8] for a very small price. This false identity can be bolstered with false documentation available for as little as Rs.200 ($3 US) can even make them part of the vote bank.[7]

Most of the Bengali speaking people deported from Maharashtra as illegal immigrants are originally Indian citizens from West Bengal. Police would demand 2000-2500 from each of the detained Bengali speaking people for their release. If they fail to pay that amount, they are kept behind the bar for 1015 days following which they would be taken to border and pushed into Bangladesh.[7]

The Bangladesh Liberation War and continued political and economic turmoil in Bangladesh in the following decades forced some Bangladeshis to seek refuge in India. During the Bangladesh Liberation War at least 10 million Bangladeshis crossed into India illegal to seek refuge from widespread rape and genocide.[8] Most of them migrated to the border states, particularly West Bengal and Assam.[4] This issue became more visible after the 1991 census when patterns of abnormally high growth rate of Muslims were observed in the border states Assam and West Bengal. In 1991 census Muslim population growth rates in these states were found to be much higher than the growth rates of the local Hindu population even after adjusting for the usual higher growth rate of Muslims observed throughout the country.[3][4][9] See the following tables for detail.[3][4][9][10][11][12]

There are estimated 50,000-100,000 Burmese Chin immigrants residing in India, mostly in the Indian state of Mizoram and a small number is found in Delhi.[13][14][15]

India has hundreds of thousands of people from Pakistan, living illegally, according to one figure from 2009, it was above 7,700.[16]

By 2009, India had over 13,000 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan.[16]

In Assam, agitation against immigrants started as early as 1979, led by All Assam Students Union.[17] Their demand was to put a stop on the influx of immigrants and deportation of those who have already settled.[4] It gradually took violent form and ethnic violence started between Assamese and Bengalis, mostly Muslim. It eventually led to the infamous Nellie massacre in 1983 due to a controversy over the 1983 election.[18] In 1985 Indian Government signed the Assam accord with the leaders of the agitation to stop the issue.[4][19] As per the accord India started building a fence along the Assam-Bangladesh border which is now almost complete.[20] However, Assam also has a large number of genuine Indian Muslim Bengalis. It is difficult to distinguish between illegal Bangladeshis and local Bengali speakers.[21] In some cases, genuine Indian citizens have been discriminated[4][22] Allegations exist that nationalist parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Indian National Congress have discriminated against Bengali-speaking Muslims.[23] On the other hand, in some places reports of Bangladeshis being able to secure Indian ration and voter identity cards have come out.[24][25]

After 1991 census the changing demographic patterns in border districts became more visible.[3][4] It created anxiety and tension in India throughout the nineties. Both conservatives[26] as well as moderates[3] expressed concern on this issue. The first BJP government came into power in 1998 and subsequently ordered the construction of the Indo-Bangladesh barrier to stop migrants and illegal trade along the border. It was planned to enhance the already existing barrier in Assam and to encircle West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram as well.[27][28][29]

The other Indian state affected by this problem, West Bengal, remained mostly calm during this period. However Indian newspapers reported that "the state government has reports that illegal Bangladeshi migrants have trickled into parts of rural Bengal, including Nandigram,[30] over the years, and settled down as sharecroppers with the help of local Left leaders. Though a majority of these immigrants became tillers, they lacked documents to prove the ownership of land.[30]"

The Government of Bangladesh has denied India's claims on illegal immigration.[31][32]

After 2001 census the anxiety somewhat reduced when the growth rates were found to have returned to near normal level, particularly in West Bengal, thus negating the fear that there was an unabated influx of migrants.[33][34] Although some concern remains.

Although Kerala is at a large distance from Bangladesh(~2500km),Bangladeshi illegal migrants have been moving to Kerala owing to the high wages for unskilled and semi-skilled laborers, and also the presence of sizable Muslim population in the state. The Kerala police are reportedly finding it difficult to check the influx of these Bangladeshi illegal migrants.[35] Kerala State Intelligence officials said they found that a large section of Migrant labourers in Kerala claiming to be from West Bengal or even Assam were actually from Bangladesh.[36] Anti national activities have been reported; the latest in which in August 2016, a native of west Bengal was arrested for insulting the national flag and he was later found to be an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh. There is said to be major racket at the borders of West Bengal and Assam with Bangladesh which provides illegal migrants with identity cards.[37]

In 2005, a Supreme Court bench ruled Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act (IMDT) as unconstitutional while,[38] with reference to the Sinha Report,[39] maintained that the impact of the "aggression" represented by large-scale illegal migration from Bangladesh had made the life of the people of Assam "wholly insecure and the panic generated thereby had created fear psychosis" in other north-eastern States.[38] In August 2008, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition by a Bangladeshi national against her deportation. The High Court ruled that the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants "pose a danger to India's internal security".[40]

Apart from immigrants a large numbers smugglers regularly cross the porous border along West Bengal into India.[41] They mainly engage in smuggling goods and livestock from India into Bangladesh to avoid high tariff imposed on some Indian goods by Bangladesh government.[41] Bangladeshi women and girls are also trafficked to India and via India to Middle East for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.[42] The Centre for Women and Children Studies estimated in 1998 that 27,000 Bangladeshis have been forced into prostitution in India.[43][44] According to CEDAW report, 1% of foreign prostitutes in India and 2.7% of prostitutes in Kolkata are from Bangladesh.[45]

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The app, named Notifica, was designed as tool that illegal immigrants can use to alert others if they are caught during ICE raids, according to Fox News Tech.

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Notifica was created by United We Dream, which claims to be, the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation made up of over 100,000 immigrant youth and allies and 55 affiliate organizations in 26 states.

More than 8,000 people have pre-registered to download Notifica, which is set to be released for iOS and Android starting April 10.

The app is designed to allow the user to preload 15 SMS text messages that they can send to family, friends, attorneys, doctors, bosses, and other important contacts notifying them that theyve been caught in a raid.

The recipients of the SMS text message do not need the app to receive the message.

The apps creator is 25-year-old illegal alien Adrian Reyna, who admits that the app isnt going to stop deportations, according to Mashable.

Pressing a button wont end the deportation, Reyna said. But it will give many families like mine an added layer of security by communicating to them that we are moving into whatever emergency plan we have created.

Breitbart Texas has reported extensively on the prioritization of criminal illegal aliens for immigration roundups, further noting that DREAMers can also expect protection from removalassuming they do not commit crimes.

Ryan Saavedra is a contributor for Breitbart Texas and can be found on Twitter at @RealSaavedra.

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