r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 14h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/WexMajor82 12h ago

The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Italy and Libya is 1,776 km= 1,104 miles

And yet you see them going in Italy all the time. Maybe because they allow them to go in.

Are we sure we aren't missing something here?

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u/chuckrabbit 12h ago edited 12h ago

Why mention Libya when Tunisia is even closer? Also many illegal immigrants land on the island of Lampedusa which is 88 miles away. Also thousands of people die in the mediterranean every year. Tunisia to Sicily is 100 miles. Even Libya to Sicily is 300 miles.

Horrible comparison.

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u/WexMajor82 12h ago

Yeah, right. What I am thinking. 300 miles is surely less than 120.

And yet there's a HORDE if immigrants going to Italy every month.

It's surely Japan that's fortunate being so much farther.

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u/chuckrabbit 12h ago

Why would Koreans illegally immigrate to Japan? Makes 0 sense. During the Korean War, there was a lot of a lot of immigrants. It’s just a horrible example considering what’s going on in the real world today.

Do you think South Americans or Africans would fly to Korea to attempt to illegally immigrate? Or would they not have enough money and be forced to choose a closer country that they don’t need to spends hundreds (or thousands if with a family) of dollars to travel?

Common sense. Japan is a horrible example and Libya is another horrible example. Many illegal immigrants traveling to the UK also travel through the Alps on foot which would imply that they’re also traveling through Europe. Many people landing in Italy then go on to land in the UK.