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VICE REPORTS

Immigrants Are Walking Hundreds of Miles from Greece to Germany

Immigrants who have arrived in Greece from the Middle East are making the long trek to Western Europe by foot in order to seek a richer, happier life.

As one of the gateways to mainland Europe, Greece is home to thousands of immigrants—but at the moment, it's not a particularly happy home. Many spend their days trying to escape the xenophobia and erratic immigration policies that characterize present-day Greece. More often than not, the immigrants look westward to countries like the UK or Germany, where, they feel, they will be able to lead richer, happier lives.

But even if certain sections of Greek society would welcome a mass exodus of foreigners, especially the ones who have entered the country illegally, the laws of the European Union mean that this would be easier said than done. What do you do when you're trapped in a country that doesn't want you? You can't just walk from one country into another that suits you better.

Actually, as we discovered, you can just walk from one country to another—VICE discovered that many immigrants who wanted to get out of Greece traveled on foot along an increasingly well-worn path from Greece into Macedonia, Serbia, and Hungary.