They're worthy of serious consideration. Nothing that you've said isn't a big issue we're facing. If you've been here that long, you have more perspective than those who are newer. We'd be foolish to take any large action without the best answers we can obtain.

[Whether from direct observation or more subversive means.]

As for those in that circumstance, we have no idea what could be done for them, if anything. Some may prefer death to being a pawn. Others might want to stay and take their chances. Before we could answer that question intelligently, we'd need to know more about how this machine works.