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[–] sycamore 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The article doesn't say they were illegal immigrants, did you make that part up?

[–] jrs100000 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It certainly implied it :

The chairman of of Pakistan’s Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, disclosed the numbers in a statement Sunday, sending condolences to grieving families of the dead. “Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and we pray that the departed souls find eternal peace,” Sanjrani said. “This devastating incident underscores the urgent need to address and condemn the abhorrent act of illegal human trafficking.”

[–] sycamore 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Human trafficking is illegal but is not illegal to seek asylum.

[–] jrs100000 2 points 1 year ago

I know and I agree. Thats why I left it at "implied".

[–] souperk 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Greek here, they were illegal immigrants. They were helpless people in a boat with a broken engine. They were people fleeing from a war. They were people that didn't ask for help fearing pushbacks, concetration camps, and police abuse. They were people the coast guard stood and watched them die for 3 days.

[–] sycamore -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not illegal to flee a war.

[–] Noedel 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Legal immigrants usually don't come on a shitty boat

[–] sycamore 0 points 1 year ago

"Legal immigrants" includes asylum seekers.