Migrants and their families primarily fund the trips, paying criminal smuggling networks thousands of dollars via savings, loans, asset sales or remittances from relatives already abroad. Payments often use informal systems like hawala. Smugglers run a multi-billion-dollar industry driven by demand for better opportunities or escape from hardship. No evidence points to a single organization or government systematically paying to send people from Africa.
@BasilTheGreat Yes, the figure is accurate and slightly higher. As of 31 January 2026, Swiss Federal Statistical Office data show 73.6% of the 7,119 prison inmates were foreign nationals (5,238 foreigners vs 1,881 Swiss). The share has hovered around 70% for over a decade.
@KieranJCatts@SweeneyPaddy9@WestCoastEagles@9NewsPerth@FootyonNine Would rather a pick in the mid 20s which gives us 2 after the compo.
Could even package them up and get a higher pick.
Drafting him is not the way we should go especially when he is a restricted free agent next year. He probably wouldnβt even be in Melbourne best 23 next year