1 |
A theory based approach to managing illegal immigration into South AfricaLetsiri, Cleophas 28 March 2013 (has links)
The concern over the issue of illegal immigration into South Africa has resulted in
widespread incidents of violent confrontation between the noted illegal immigrants and
especially the impoverished South Africans. The need to manage illegal immigration
effectively and efficiently is one of the primary issues around preserving the security of
all South Africans and the state. There are good policies to address illegal immigration
into the country but implementation is the major challenge confronting authorities. The
study employed document analysis to provide answers to the research question. The
researcher complemented the approach with interviews. One of the major findings was
the need to close gaps in managing illegal immigration into South Africa and to ensure
that all the state institutions work cooperatively in stamping out illicit activities
accompanying illegal immigration into the country. Illegal immigration is manageable.
|
2 |
Estimating Penalties for Violating the Minimum Wage and Hiring Illegal Immigrants: The Case of the U.S. Apparel Manufacturing IndustryRangel, Marie-Teresa 16 November 2006 (has links)
The U.S. apparel manufacturing industry includes many reputable firms, but is also believed to include many sweatshop operations. Sweatshop workers often work under sub-minimum wages, excessively long hours, and abusive management. Sweatshop establishments in the United States typically violate several U.S. labor laws. Two they commonly violate are the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the ban on hiring illegal immigrants under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The purpose of the present research was to estimate minimum penalties that would provide no monetary incentive for the average U.S. apparel manufacturing firm to violate the minimum wage and the ban on hiring illegal immigrants.
The minimum per-violation penalties that were estimated to deter violation of the minimum wage are 8 to 28 times the current maximum penalty of $1,000 per violation, and those estimated to deter the hiring of illegal immigrants are 3 to 10 times the current maximum penalty of $10,000 per violation. The estimated penalties are associated with annual probabilities of prosecution ranging from 5% to 15%. The estimated penalties primarily depend on the difference between legal and illegal wage rates. A sensitivity analysis indicated that the estimated penalties are insensitive to the value of the own-price elasticity of production labor demand, which is one of the variables used to calculate the penalties. The results suggest that current federal penalties for violating the minimum wage or the ban on hiring illegal immigrants do not deter infraction of these laws by U.S. apparel manufacturers. / Master of Science
|
3 |
PROTECTING THE SOUTHERN BORDER: FRAMING MEXICANS IN A POST-9/11 MEDIAWagstaff, Audrey E. 24 April 2007 (has links)
No description available.
|
4 |
The Net Fiscal Effects of Illegal Immigrants: Evidence from the Urban Counties of GeorgiaGlover, Victoria Anne 26 November 2007 (has links)
This thesis engages in a review of the existing literature and empirical analysis, which addresses the impact of immigrants, specifically illegal, on urban counties in Georgia. It is increasingly accepted that immigration plays a significant role in many aspects of government services, and that immigrants in some form, do provide income, but the debate wages between how much transfers an immigrant takes and the taxes an immigrant pays. However, little attention has been focused on illegal immigrants and their local fiscal effects on government taxes and transfers. This area has not been the focus of systematic inquiry or substantive critical consideration because most studies center around legal immigrants and their federal impacts.
The results from this thesis call for a mobilization of a heightened enthusiasm for addressing research challenges in this field and for current immigration policy to strive to maximize the well-being of the native population.
|
5 |
Die vergoeding vir arbeid in Suid-Afrika : 'n teologies-etiese studie / E.J. de BeerDe Beer, Edmund Johannes January 2004 (has links)
On the basis of descriptive and prescriptive ethics and by means of literature study and exegesis
of the Scriptures, this study poses an answer to the question: "How should factors that define
labour compensation in South Africa since 1994 be judged according to theological ethics?"
Since the subsistence farming of the seventeenth century in South Africa labour compensation
has changed to a mainly capitalistic system with money as the most important compensation to
labourers for services rendered. Since the seventeenth century a period of unfolding and
development of careers has taken place mainly as a result of the influence of colonists from
Europe. Gradual development taking place in the economic field has made subsequent factors in
lieu of labour compensation more relevant for labourers. Various factors with regard to
compensation of labour after 1994 - when the first fully-fledged democratic voting took place
in South Africa - defines that it must be seen against the developmental background before
1994.
In this study thirteen factors that have an influence on compensation since 1994, will be
identified. Some factors tend to lean towards underpayment and others to overpayment. Interior
factors relating to insufficient payment are unemployment, child labour, HIV/Aids and
gambling. Foreign factors relative to insufficient payment are illegal immigration and cheap
imports. Relevant to this, there are also factors resulting in higher remuneration of labourers.
Labour laws with regard to affirmative action and minimum wages have a positive influence on
payment for labourers. Illegal conduct of labourers gives rise to theft, robbery and corruption.
Positive reactions are also in place with regard to remuneration of labourers. In view of this,
over-pay, strikes and emigration play an important role.
The factors that influence payment since 1994 are being judged according to the Scriptures,
pertaining labour and remuneration. God created mankind serving as inhabitants and workers of
the earth. He also decreed that mankind will live from the fruit of his labour. This decree forms
the basis by which labourers receive remuneration for their efforts. Through fellowship man
shows that he is sewing God and fellow-country men and does not labour only for his own
advantage. The fall of man has far-reaching influences on mankind, his labours, place of labour
and the consequent remuneration be receives for services rendered. One cannot fatalistically
accept the influence of the fall of mankind. The recreation of mankind, started by Jesus Christ
also affects the area of labour. This study demonstrates how remuneration for labour does not
comply to Bible principles. Guidance will be given to how, especially believers, be they
employers or employees, portray God's image through their conduct. Believers should execute
their labours in such a way, that they are worthy of decent remuneration. Christian employers
ought to be reasonable when paying employees, create and protect job opportunities and where
possible, employ more labourers. Maximum opportunity should be granted by the ruling
authority in order that as many people possible have the opportunity to labour without being
exploited. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Ethics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
|
6 |
Die vergoeding vir arbeid in Suid-Afrika : 'n teologies-etiese studie / E.J. de BeerDe Beer, Edmund Johannes January 2004 (has links)
On the basis of descriptive and prescriptive ethics and by means of literature study and exegesis
of the Scriptures, this study poses an answer to the question: "How should factors that define
labour compensation in South Africa since 1994 be judged according to theological ethics?"
Since the subsistence farming of the seventeenth century in South Africa labour compensation
has changed to a mainly capitalistic system with money as the most important compensation to
labourers for services rendered. Since the seventeenth century a period of unfolding and
development of careers has taken place mainly as a result of the influence of colonists from
Europe. Gradual development taking place in the economic field has made subsequent factors in
lieu of labour compensation more relevant for labourers. Various factors with regard to
compensation of labour after 1994 - when the first fully-fledged democratic voting took place
in South Africa - defines that it must be seen against the developmental background before
1994.
In this study thirteen factors that have an influence on compensation since 1994, will be
identified. Some factors tend to lean towards underpayment and others to overpayment. Interior
factors relating to insufficient payment are unemployment, child labour, HIV/Aids and
gambling. Foreign factors relative to insufficient payment are illegal immigration and cheap
imports. Relevant to this, there are also factors resulting in higher remuneration of labourers.
Labour laws with regard to affirmative action and minimum wages have a positive influence on
payment for labourers. Illegal conduct of labourers gives rise to theft, robbery and corruption.
Positive reactions are also in place with regard to remuneration of labourers. In view of this,
over-pay, strikes and emigration play an important role.
The factors that influence payment since 1994 are being judged according to the Scriptures,
pertaining labour and remuneration. God created mankind serving as inhabitants and workers of
the earth. He also decreed that mankind will live from the fruit of his labour. This decree forms
the basis by which labourers receive remuneration for their efforts. Through fellowship man
shows that he is sewing God and fellow-country men and does not labour only for his own
advantage. The fall of man has far-reaching influences on mankind, his labours, place of labour
and the consequent remuneration be receives for services rendered. One cannot fatalistically
accept the influence of the fall of mankind. The recreation of mankind, started by Jesus Christ
also affects the area of labour. This study demonstrates how remuneration for labour does not
comply to Bible principles. Guidance will be given to how, especially believers, be they
employers or employees, portray God's image through their conduct. Believers should execute
their labours in such a way, that they are worthy of decent remuneration. Christian employers
ought to be reasonable when paying employees, create and protect job opportunities and where
possible, employ more labourers. Maximum opportunity should be granted by the ruling
authority in order that as many people possible have the opportunity to labour without being
exploited. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Ethics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
|
7 |
A Typical Country of Immigration? The Russian Immigration Regime in Comparative PerspectiveSchenk, Caress Rene 01 June 2010 (has links)
No description available.
|
8 |
Vem har rätt till vård? Gömda flyktingar, vård och etiska ställningstagandenHalldin, Klara January 2008 (has links)
Sedan flera hundra år tillbaka har människor immigrerat till Sverige. Efterhand har denna invandring mer och mer reglerats genom olika lagar och samarbeten. I Sverige har det så uppstått en grupp av personer som inte är asylsökande och som av olika skäl lever i landet utan uppehållstillstånd. En del av dessa har tidigare sökt asyl men fått avslag, medan andra aldrig sökt asyl. Dessa personer kan inte åtnjuta hälso- och sjukvård på samma villkor som den svenska befolkningen eller ens på de villkor som staten beslutat att asylsökande ska ha rätt till. Den vård gömda flyktingar har rätt till är den vård som klassas som omedelbar. Många gömda flyktingar är dessutom rädda för att söka vård och deras vårdbehov täcks till stor del av ideella organisationers insatser. Som sjuksköterska kan man komma att möta denna patientgrupp i stort sett var man än arbetar och det är då av största vikt att man funderat över sina etiska ställningstaganden och satt sig in i de lagar som är aktuella. I denna uppsats granskas och sammanställes den litteratur som finns att tillgå kring gömda flyktingar och sjukvård. Det sammanställda materialet diskuteras sedan ur en vårdvetenskaplig synvinkel och med hjälp av begreppen livsvärld, hälsa och lidande. Man kan i det valda materialet konstatera att det saknas litteratur skriven med vårdvetenskaplig ansats. I de åtta texterna som granskats har tre fokus hittats; Barns situation, Att leva som gömd flykting samt Hinder och möjligheter för tillgång till vård. Slutligen diskuteras vikten av vårdvetenskaplig forskning på området med mål att underlätta för kliniskt verksamma sjuksköterskor i mötet med denna patientgrupp. / <p>Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning</p><p>Uppsatsnivå: C</p>
|
9 |
The investigation on the impacts of the undocumented immigrants on the provision of housing, job opportunities and health facilities in Limpopo Province : a case of Polokwane MunicipalityMokoele, Mapitsi Stephen January 2013 (has links)
Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2013 / The focus of the study was on the impacts of undocuments on the provision of housing, job opportunities and health in Limpopo Province: A case study of Polokwane Municipality and the measures taken by the government to deal with illegal immigrants. The study was qualitative in nature and concentrated on illegal Zimbabweans and South Africans residing in Western burg(RDP side),Greenside,Lethuli Park,buite and bok streets, Department of health and Social welfare, Department of Labour and the Department of Housing. The area of study was Polokwane Municipality under the Capricorn district. The research findings confirmed that illegal immigrants have negative impacts on the provision of housing, job opportunities and health facilities in Limpopo Province as many respondents indicated that illegal immigrants were residing in RDP houses, all of them have access to health facilities and most of them were employed but only pay tax through the purchasing of goods and commodities for use and resale in the country and back in Zimbabwe.
|
10 |
I want to live in AmericaForero, Santiago 29 November 2010 (has links)
The following graduate report is the review of my artistic developments after three years of rigorous training in photography at The University of Texas at Austin. After a long period of not producing artwork, my entrance into graduate school at UT was the first step for beginning to take pictures and rethinking my objectives as an artist. I have to confess that when I was applying to graduate school I did not consider art as the profession I wanted develop in my life; instead, I applied to schools that had an strong focus in commercial photography.
As a Colombian, most of my concerns were more about how to make a living. In my hometown, the only way to be independent is through a professional job, rather than what in the United States is called blue-collar work, including waiting tables or services in general. When I realized again that I was immersed in an endless dialogue about art, I had to reconsider my objectives to assume the idea of how I was going to combine my creative skills with a strong research in contemporary thinking about the visual image.
My three biggest challenges when entering graduate school were finding a subject to begin to photograph again, exploring the idea of being part of a new community considering my arrival from a different country, and developing strong technical photographic skills.
My relation to the United States in my artwork was the first thematic. Since I was a child and until my undergraduate research project, I always came to the United States as a spectator that experienced the country from the outside. My longest encounter as an observer was in 2004 when I came to do research on illegal immigrants for my undergraduate theses research. At that time, my approach to photography and art was mostly documentary where the visual result was based on video interviews and formal portraits of a minority I was interested in. I tried to find an explanation for the immense flow of people across the border between the United States and México.
Once I was already here, after three years, living in a different city, I realized that I still was interested in photographing people and decided to focus on American stereotypes. Probably one of the issues I began to face was that I discovered that I was not enjoying carrying my camera all the time and thinking as a photographer that documented daily life. My interest was more in using the camera for specific projects rather than documenting my surroundings. At that point, I realized that staging was going to be the main modus operandi for creating artwork. From there I began to think in different projects that were developed throughout the three years of the program. / text
|
Page generated in 0.0705 seconds