Illegal Immigration
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Government forges links with traditional leaders in its bid to build local economies and tackle illegal immigration
The national government has enlisted traditional leaders to address the illegal immigration crisis and revitalise local economies. This initiative, cemented in Durban, involves…
The president has spoken but whether he can deliver hangs in the balance
Opposition parties are highlighting the massive gap between the government’s policy goals and its capacity to execute them as it tackles migration management
Zimbabwe a transit site for migrants
Syndicates in Zimbabwe traffic Africans fleeing the strife in their countries to South Africa
Trump’s hostility to immigration runs contrary to the facts
The United States administration’s inhumane treatment of migrants will not fix the system — it needs to be constructively overhauled, not destroyed
As US agents prepare to arrest ‘thousands,’ undocumented people live in fear
Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are expected to hit the streets of at least 10 major American cities
The great riddance
Security now matters more than freedom in the increased ‘bordernisation’ of Europe which renders those seeking refuge subhuman and vulnerable
‘No one must be in SA without documentation’― Mashaba
City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has been criticised for his comments on illegal immigration during an address in Rwanda
Winter Olympics calling for Ghana’s skeleton ace
After failing to qualify as a sprinter, Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong is set to become the second athlete from West Africa to compete in Pyeongchang
Herman Mashaba defends his comments stating “illegal” immigrants are criminals
Herman Mashaba blames the government for crime in Johannesburg, saying that they had been ineffective in implementing law and order.
The fear of the other
Arizona’s Republican governor Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2162 into law on April 23, the toughest US Act on illegal immigration to date.