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In 2012, while studying abroad in the U.K., I got to know a few Vietnamese diasporas who owned nail stores. They joked that if Vietnamese students who studied in the U.K. attempted to stay illegally, the students could easily save VND1 billion ($41,000). - VnExpress International

“I’m sorry, mother. My journey has failed. I’m dying, I cant breathe.” Pham Thi Tra My was one of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a container truck in Essex, southeast England, in October 2019. All had died through lack of oxygen while hiding in the trailer in an attempt to illegally enter the country for work. A UK court found seven people guilty of smuggling and manslaughter on January 22. Her family still keeps the last message she sent them. My’s family was deep in debt when sh...