From an immigration perspective, children are seen as addendums to their parents, however many do not have parents to be connected to. All too often, the plight of unaccompanied children is only covered in the media when tragedy strikes and lives are lost in their attempt to get to the UK.
Today there are more child refugees in Europe than at any point since World War Two; many of these children are unaccompanied. Some have been sent by their parents in the hope of a better life away from conflicts in their home countries, while others have been separated from their parents by smugglers or in the chaos of fleeing for safety.
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