How Smugglers Are Profiting From the Migrant Crisis
Nothing quite captures the scale of this summer’s migration crisis in
Europe like the fields of deflated boats and life jackets scattered
along the eastern islands of Greece. The beaches where tourists would
normally sunbathe are practically coated with these items, sometimes
stacked in mounds that could fill an Olympic swimming pool. Stare at
them long enough and it’s hard to avoid an unsettling thought: someone
is making a fortune on selling these things.
