Or not.
BBC News - The illegal immigrants desperate to escape squalor of Britain
It sounds like a fairly grim life.
BBC News - The illegal immigrants desperate to escape squalor of Britain
Voluntary deportations from the UK to all countries have risen steadily over the past six years, from 335 in 2005 to 15,537 in 2010, before falling to 12,879 in 2011, Home Office figures show.
"We have to pay the landlords, there are four or five us, and so we club together to pay it."
The rent is £800 a month. Landlords appear to be prepared to risk housing illegal immigrants for an inflated price.
They have been told not to open the door to anyone in case they are planning or immigration officials, but we obtained access by posing as volunteers offering food and blankets.
The immigrants complain of damp, cramped conditions, but being exploited by their own people angers them most.
"Our people who are here legally, permanent residents, who've made homes here, they've paid for their houses because of us," Jandeep says angrily.
"Their mortgages are paid because they charge a high rent. Everyone who lives here is Punjabi."
Row after row of terraced houses in this predominantly Asian area of west London are housing illegal immigrants in back gardens, creating slum-like areas.
Local councils estimate there are 10,000 sheds concealed from view across London and the Home Counties, lining networks of alleyways.
The rent is £800 a month. Landlords appear to be prepared to risk housing illegal immigrants for an inflated price.
They have been told not to open the door to anyone in case they are planning or immigration officials, but we obtained access by posing as volunteers offering food and blankets.
The immigrants complain of damp, cramped conditions, but being exploited by their own people angers them most.
"Our people who are here legally, permanent residents, who've made homes here, they've paid for their houses because of us," Jandeep says angrily.
"Their mortgages are paid because they charge a high rent. Everyone who lives here is Punjabi."
Row after row of terraced houses in this predominantly Asian area of west London are housing illegal immigrants in back gardens, creating slum-like areas.
Local councils estimate there are 10,000 sheds concealed from view across London and the Home Counties, lining networks of alleyways.
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