hey all. I was watching a tv program about life in the diaspora for nigerians and believe me men it is nothing to write home about.
I feel so sad when i see my brothers and sisiters killing and humilating themselves all in the name of going abraod.
I also see our people crossing over libya and the meditarenian sea just to seek greener pastures there.
All these immigrants who finally get there end up washing toilets, becoming cleaners if lucky  while some others end up becoming illegal biz men and street urchins .
I want to ask everyone ths question,  Must you go abroad to make it? Life is'nt rosy  over there.  MY advice is that people aspiring to go there to hustle should think twice about it.
To my opinion i feel its better travelling abroad to study, for a vacation or for bizness. thats all. nothing else
I know things are bad in Nigeria but we must all think of how we can develop our country to make it a better place.
I welcome all your ideas, opinions and criticisms
Here are some pix i found,   

A would-be immigrant prays after being safely brought ashore from the motor tanker "Overseas Primar" by the Armed Forces of Malta at Anchor Bay on the northwest coast of Malta January 13, 2009. 161 would-be immigrants were rescued by the Marshall Islands-registered tanker on January 11 after finding themselves in difficulty while on their way to reach European soil from Africa, an army source said. (REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi) #

An unidentified immigrant from Nigeria looks at the TV in his store in Pamplona, northern Spain Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 as President Barack Obama gives his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) #

A would-be immigrant prays after arriving at the Puerto Rico beach on Spain's Canary island of Gran Canaria July 1, 2008. (REUTERS/Borja Suarez) #

A rescue ship tows a boat carrying 76 migrants aboard in Arona, on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, Thursday Nov. 6, 2008, after it the intercepted while crossing over from Africa. (AP Photo/EFE, Manuel Lerida) #

Tourists look at a group of 45 would-be immigrants, including 10 believed to be minors, being treated by Red Cross workers after their arrival at the port of San Miguel in Tenerife, Spain's Canary Islands, on November 13, 2008. (DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) #

Watching

wat of the ones dat have made it abroad?

very few make it abroad as an illegal immigrant

@nettracker good question,i wouldnt advise my enemy to come to europe illegally,but some of us legals are doing well i beg

frankkky:

@nettracker good question,i wouldnt advise my enemy to come to europe illegally,but some of us legals are doing well i beg

u hv spoken reasonably well unlike some idiots that will discourage all and sundry even wen u intend going as a legal immigrant.
Ofcourse i dnt expect an illegal immigrant to make it big anywhere except he/she will push drugs

What of PICTURES OF IMMIGRANT ABROAD WHO HAVE DECENT & WELL PAID JOBS?   

nethacker:

wat of the ones dat have made it abroad?

abi o.

busybody20:

What of PICTURES OF IMMIGRANT ABROAD WHO HAVE DECENT & WELL PAID JOBS?   

excellent question!

@poster over to thee

but the issue is not about those who have well paid jobs, why are you covering the issue? Start your own topic and call it pictures of well paid diasporians, then we will comment.

I think it would be wrong to blame the immigrants who travel abroad to look for  a better life. While it is extremely misguided to try to enter the western world illegally or use agents to attempt entry or risk ooneslife doing so, the real criminals are the national leaders (and big time bankers and businessmen) who deny these people the right to a basic means of livelihood in their home country. The leaders that steal money and resources meant for development and for the nation's interest and stash it away wherever they do. Those are the real criminals. These folks are just victims.

@Poster, you're only posting this because you are in a better position. Just thank God that you're comfortable. If I was the owner of Nairaland, I would take your post down. Your post and pictures smack of arrogance and disrespect for the feelings of others No wonder, people are migrating to other forums on the web. Nairaland is gradually becoming a place where people come and assuage their egos instead of finding solutions to the problems besieging Nigeria and Africa in General. However, Its a free world.

Mind you, I'm comfortable where I am. Peaceout.

Redman44:

@Poster, you're only posting this because you are in a better position. Just thank God that you're comfortable. If I was the owner of Nairaland, I would take your post down. Your post and pictures smack of arrogance and disrespect for the feelings of others No wonder, people are migrating to other forums on the web. Nairaland is gradually becoming a place where people come and assuage their egos instead of finding solutions to the problems besieging Nigeria and Africa in General. However, Its a free world.

Mind you, I'm comfortable where I am. Peaceout.

is that true?

asha 80

I don't want to spill out statistics on this thread. I respect Seun Osewa a lot and I want him to succeed exceedingly. Folks join Nairaland and after some months, they become inactive. Can they really be called forum members when they are not contributing anything to the threads or the development of the site.? Have you bothered to know what other stuff they are doing online? Do you know how many forums are being created daily by Nigerians? I was recently invited to one of these forums and though I've not signed up, the forum has solid content and intelligent members. Cheers, mate.

Oh!! My God. May God Help Us Amen

walakolobo:

but the issue is not about those who have well paid jobs, why are you covering the issue? Start your own topic and call it pictures of well paid diasporians, then we will comment.

The topic says LIFE OF AN IMMIGRANT ABROAD,   until it was changed a moment ago to LIFE AS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ABROAD.

Having said this, who doesnt know life of an Illegal Immigrant would be tough?   It's just like saying an SSCE holder applying for a Graduate Job in Nigeria which clearly says Minimum qualification is a Degree (second class upper)    

Redman44:

@Poster, you're only posting this because you are in a better position. Just thank God that you're comfortable. If I was the owner of Nairaland, I would take your post down. Your post and pictures smack of arrogance and disrespect for the feelings of others No wonder, people are migrating to other forums on the web. [b]Nairaland is gradually becoming a place where people come and assuage their egos instead of finding solutions to the problems bes[/b]ieging Nigeria and Africa in General. However, Its a free world.

Mind you, I'm comfortable where I am. Peaceout.

The thing tire me too ooo the rate at which people spam nl with unnessary topics baffles me. If membership on NL would be paid for, I guess sanity will be on the forum like some other forums i belong to

funny. Nigerians will always react

I know several people here in the states who came to study but are not out of status but have excellent jobs and live decent lives with their families. There are wrongful ways of becoming legal but some of these people have decided not to go that route. Some have their own legitimate business and all contribute to the ecomony back at home by sending money to their extended families.

What do you want such people to come and do in Nigeria . . start working the streets of abuja / lagos for jobs, while they see corrupt officials wasting citizens' lives away?

I am not encouraging illegal immigration but I also do not support corrupt Nigerian officials who have destoyed the future of that country.

How can one be patriotic when all the govt officials are only interested in lining their pockets at the citizens' expense?

Before you can beg people to return home, you must be able to convince govt officials to stop sending their own kids abroad for education, buying houses abroad and going for medical check up abroad.

Then we can talk about being patriotic.  How many people have died while while serving Nigeria, only for the corrupt officials to even pocket the money meant for the funerals?

Why are you begging poeple to come home when industries are leaving and you would need more than your two eyes as collateral to secure a small business loan? what else will there be to do other than kidnapping and stealing with the pen like everyone else?

We need to be true to ourselves.  You might be one of the 5% that is doing well (however) in naija but we must admit that things are not right.

luizworld:

All these immigrants who finally get there end up washing toilets, becoming cleaners if lucky   while some others end up becoming illegal biz men and street urchins .

WOW!!!
This is extreme . . . I think you should research before making these opinionated comments.

luizworld:

I want to ask everyone ths question,   Must you go abroad to make it? Life is'nt rosy  over there.  MY advice is that people aspiring to go there to hustle should think twice about it.

Must you stay in Nigeria to make it??

Well,@poster.i understand what u mean. 1. We r underrating our country's image and status,2. People out there,nt only see nigeria as hungry country(which me are),rather taking everybody(including our government) as people with no ambition.but other d other hand,d hard condition,which i hav experienced in dis country is rather too fustrating which can make one 2 do anything humanly possible 2 survive,putting hand in all source of thing like yahooze,kidnapping,drug trafficking,etc.well to me,d bottom line is 4 our "to-so-called-rebrand government" to turn their mind a little bit look outside our country,see hw developed countries regard us.provide enivornment 4 employment 4 both gratuate n others.GOD PLZZZ BLESS NIGERIA [color=][/color]

luizworld:

hey all. I was watching a tv program about life in the diaspora for nigerians and believe me men it is nothing to write home about.
I feel so sad when i see my brothers and sisiters killing and humilating themselves all in the name of going abraod.
I also see our people crossing over libya and the meditarenian sea just to seek greener pastures there.
All these immigrants who finally[b] get there end up washing toilets, becoming cleaners if lucky  while some others end up becoming illegal biz men [/b] and street urchins .
I want to ask everyone ths question,   Must you go abroad to make it? Life is'nt rosy  over there.  MY advice is that people aspiring to go there to hustle should think twice about it.
To my opinion i feel its better travelling abroad to study, for a vacation or for bizness. thats all. nothing else
I know things are bad in Nigeria but we must all think of how we can develop our country to make it a better place.
I welcome all your ideas, opinions and criticisms
Here are some pix i found,  

Wrong assumptions. . . .

I wonder whats your beef with people abroad?   this topic has been discussed a lot of times on nairaland!

How many times has your visa abroad been refused?

Do Nigerians still wash toilet? cleaners etc ? We don open eye mhen , and how can some travel illegally ?Jump inside plane The only illegal i know is when ur visa expires   U don die But still it;s not that bad, atleast some people end up marrying white and get their pali, But this days , people ain't traveling wiv visiting anymore,Student visa is the real tin now , We have pride in Nigeria and nobody is ready to be embarrassed by one bomboclat police,So i think this only happens to 10% outta 100% nigerians abroad  

to question, dont even think about it, it dosen't worth it.

@POSTER

YOU SHOULD HAVE SENT YOUR PICTURES TO RULERS IN POWER RATHER THAN SENDING IT TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF NAIRALANDERS.

LITERATE OR ILLITERATE, WHAT IS THE STATISTICS OF YOUTHS MAKING IT IN ABROAD AND WHAT IS THE STATISTICS OF YOUTHS MAKING IT IN AFRICA.

COMPARE IT AND GIMME THE ANSWER.

All this talk of immigrant and non immigrant abroad let who ever wants to go, go there if it does not favour him or her they will come back home cos i know of friend abroad even in China who are making it big time so let them be, its their life to live not yours. Abi.

so wat the fuss about this post?,