A heavy price to pay for trying to reach New York
Thursday 10 June 1993 23:02 BST
CommentsOne of 274 Chinese arrested when the boat in which they were illegally trying to enter the United States ran aground on Sunday, at a detention centre in Virginia. Would-be immigrants paid thousands of dollars for their passage to New York.
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