illegal workers
Posted by: stewart bookworm
13th Mar 2023 08:56pm
Should the emphasis be more on prosecuting those who exploit bringing in illegal workers.
Also, if those have been here for a long period of time, contributed to society, improved their lifestyle, not committed series criminal activities and have raised children, should they have a slightly better chance of approval.
Also, if those have been here for a long period of time, contributed to society, improved their lifestyle, not committed series criminal activities and have raised children, should they have a slightly better chance of approval.
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jtmorri
Both the people bringing the illegal workers in and the illegal workers themselves are at fault here. They are both breaking the law, so both should be prosecuted and not shown any favour.
ab
Hi Stewart
I hate talking politics…everyone has their opinion and it often gets ugly especially when your question can be responded to from legal and moral viewpoints. As much as I hate this, I’ll give it my best shot…
Should the emphasis be more on prosecuting those who exploit bringing in illegal workers?
Legally, both parties are behaving illegally. I’m guessing the laws are there to ensure jobs are available for citizens/residents. I would hope we prosecute the person facilitating the whole trafficking of illegal workers into the country and simply deport the worker back to his/her home country. From a moral viewpoint, I imagine that person is simply trying to earn a living to provide for his/her family. I can only presume that the workers are coming from a desperate situation, because by entering and working illegally, they leave themselves exposed to lower pay, and any other kinds of abuses. It’s in their interest that they obtain a working visa and enter the country on that basis.
The second part of your question is hairier… if those have been here for a long period of time, contributed to society, improved their lifestyle, not committed serious criminal activities and have raised children, should they have a slightly better chance of approval … and I’m not sure of what ‘approval’ you’re alluding to. Approval to keep working or approval to stay and take residence.
Regardless of the circumstances outlined, the legal action would be to have them deported and barred from re-entry for two years. In the circumstances you’ve outlined, the morally correct action would be to approve their continued work or residence. But if I may play devil’s advocate… what if the person wasn’t married with children, should they receive the same compassion? What if the person had only been here for only a few months (not a long period) but raising children; does the brevity of their stay affect the degree of leniency extended to them? Or what if they were here for a long time, committed no crime, had no family with them but were supporting their family overseas, should they receive the same consideration?
The answer seems to be to manage each person on a case-by-case basis. That said, then we’re condoning a mindset that thinks ‘if I sneak into a country, work illegally, keep my nose clean, I can gain residency without going through the normal checks and balances that other migrants need to go through. Is that fair to those people who are trying to do the right thing? I don’t know…probably not.