An Afghan asylum seeker holding a child stands in front of riot policemen during a demonstration in Athens

An Afghan asylum seeker holding a child stands in front of riot policemen during a demonstration outside the Greek parliament in Athens January 21, 2011. An estimated half a million illegal immigrants and asylum seekers live in the Mediterranean state of about 11 million inhabitants, many of them in Athens, and an increasing share of those trying to reach the EU come in through Greece. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE – Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)