Illegal perspective

Cutting Edge: Dying to Leave
SBS – Part 1: Tuesday, October 28 at 8:30pm
Part 2: Tuesday, November 4 at 8:30pm.
Reviewer: PTE John Welfare

Millions of people are illegally conveyed across international borders every year and the situation seems to be getting worse; people smuggling has become a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Dying to Leave is a two-part series based on the experiences of five people who illegally migrated to various parts of the world from various homeland circumstances. Following each individual, from their initial reasons for wanting to move, their journey across borders and their life in the new country, this series is presented very much in sympathy with the migrants.

The first part focuses on the methods and means of people smuggling while the second part shows, in depth, the way global criminal networks use people smuggling as a form of income through extortion and slavery.

Dying to Leave is worth watching for the insight into the people smuggling industry and its associated facets.

Regardless of how you feel about illegal immigrants, this series is likely to reinforce your opinion rather than change it and the facts presented can add weight to either side of the argument.