Vietnamese migrants face treacherous journey on the way to UK
Case of two teenagers taken in by social services reaffirms plight of young people attempting to escape poverty
In the Vietnamese community it is known as the “VIP” route – an illegal entry into the UK on a flight using someone else’s passport or a doctored diplomatic one.
For the majority who do not have the means of affording it however, the clandestine alternative involves crossing the channel in the back of a lorry and facing the risk the journey could end in a tragedy like the one that unfolded last week.
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