Immigrants are not always cheap labour
The Citizen|November 21, 2024
There's generally little or no benefit for the host countries, writes Andrew.

Regarding a recent letter suggesting that immigrants, legal and illegal, generally have a good work ethic.

This seems to only be the case if the migrants cannot rely on state benifits and have to work hard to get anywhere.

This story is from the November 21, 2024 edition of The Citizen.

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