Abo Khalil

Abo Khalil: For the right price, Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans can leave their true papers behind and become Spanish, Greek or even Canadian, according to The Star. Read more of this series on thestar.com: In the Aksaray neighbourhood of Istanbul, in one of the countless Turkish coffee shops crammed into one of the countless winding streets, you can meet with Abo Khalil and buy your new identity. I met with Khalil in the basement of a smoky cafe. His dark brown eyes twinkled as he explained his profession and how western governments could easily put him out of business, if they cared to. Khalil started human smuggling 14 years ago, moving Iraqis from Turkey into Europe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.