Tougher measures being instituted against landlords has forced many illegal immigrants to take risks by spending nights in dangerous places like garages or dilapidated buildings.

As anywhere in the world, there are always shady characters who strive to benefit from other people’s problems. Undocumented immigrants are especially vulnerable to exploitation by ruthless landlords.

500 immigrants spent the winters under a bridge in Valencia(Spain) for 4 years and Kuami Mensah Gnonnas wrote a song

As an undocumented person you must always be careful not to reveal your real identity. If you have never been in such a situation, you have no idea just how much it can affect you to live with secrets.

Thousands of immigrants  hide themselves in the city folds of Rome (Italy). Ready to spend even one quarter of their pay, not for a room or a bed, but only for the right to sleep. Even simply on the ground. "What shall we do? Where can we go?", they say.

In Italy around one million people stay without stable housing or in overcrowded houses shows an enquiry published by "Repubblica".

Most migrants choose a country where he or she has a type of ‘network’. This can either be a network of relatives, or a network of community members. But living with their family or friends they often feel uncomfortable and conscious of being a burden.

When in Rome do as the Romans do. That is why it’s important for foreigners to know the customs and habits of the country they live in. People are different, of course, but the points below are gripes that are frequently made by Europeans who work and deal with Africans.