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For those whose desperation is too great to be daunted by the danger, crossing the seas from North Africa to Europe seems like a good option. Thousands make the voyage each year and in the last week over 500 migrants have reached the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. by Kate Huber (text) and Vanessa Mock (audio). Radio Netherlands.

In the wake of the Second World War, the Netherlands began inviting tens of thousands of foreigners to help rebuild the country's economy. Eventually they brought their wives and children over to this corner of northwestern Europe. Migrant women received little attention from successive Dutch governments who thought that the migrants would eventually return home. But that didn't happen. Eric Beauchemin, Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

Entrevista a Milagros Maldonado. Radio Netherlands Worldwide, www.informarn.nl.

Entrevista a Yolanda Besteiro. Radio Netherlands Worldwide, www.informarn.nl.