A very interesting, very detailed documentary by BBC recently demonstrated how young African males are sent out from their villages to try to permeate developed world countries. The young male interviewed described the shame he experienced from his extended family when he failed in his bid to cross the Mediterranean.  The extended family had pooled their resources to fund his attempt to get to Europe, getting him onto the social security system, perhaps getting a job, with the objective of sending money home for construction of the new family home. 

BBC went so far as to demonstrate the stark difference in house quality, beautiful homes of the families whose young men, sent as economic refugees, did in fact succeed.