1.   Because of the political climate, European governments are more interested in stopping new migrants than catching the masterminds behind the illegal trade, Koser said.

2.   Stopping the migrants themselves is out of the question.

3.   Those tactics do not stop drug smugglers and probably will not stop migrants.

4.   Mr Cheng also called on the government to place the construction industry under closer watch to stop illegal migrants being employed.

5.   The spokesman also said Vietnam has measures to stop illegal migrants to Hong Kong and severely punishes organizers of illegal departures.

6.   The problem has become a major irritant in diplomatic relations, with Australia demanding that Indonesia do more to stop the migrants.

7.   Ukraine strengthened its eastern borders with Russia to stop illegal migrants, expecting a migration flow from Afghanistan following U.S. strikes on that country, officials said Wednesday.

8.   Five other illegal migrants were stopped in the seaside resort town of Ostende.