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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 10 > Galapagos tightens border

Galapagos tightens border

Wages draw migrants, but animals are put at risk, government says

By Chris Kraul / The Bulletin
October 10, 2008

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — A few weeks ago, 19 Ecuadorean citizens detained on these world-renowned islands were marched onto a plane and sent back to the continent under armed guard. Their crime? Illegal migration.

So far this year, the government has expelled 1,000 of its citizens....

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