A Thai soldier performs a headcount of Myanmar refugees on a bus as
they begin their journey to repatriation in the United States, at Ban
Tham Hin camp, 10 kilometres from the Myanmar border in Thailand
February 8, 2002. In an ongoing program to repatriate Myanmar's
refugees to other nations, 24 refugees from Myanmar left the camp today
after the United States offered to take them following interviews with
American immigration officials. Thailand, with at least a million
illegal immigrants from its poorer neighbours, is set to launch a
nationwide crackdown on undocumented foreign labourers starting
February 10. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

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