Russia limits foreign labor to fight illegals

A lot of this sounds pretty familiar…it’ll be interesting to see how it turns out for Russia running their undocumented illegals out.

Thousands of migrant workers from the Caucasus, Central Asia and China are leaving Russia as the government institutes tough new measures aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.

Campaigners against illegal immigration are welcoming the measures, saying low-paid migrants were distorting the job market and taking work from Russian citizens. But critics say the moves are ill-advised because they will drive up retail prices and create a labor shortage that could hurt Russia’s booming economy.

About 12 million people, mostly citizens of impoverished ex-Soviet republics who do not require a visa to enter the country, are currently working illegally in Russia, according to analysts.

On a per-capita basis, they seem to have a much larger problem with this than we do!

Another interesting point to consider is that Russia can do this, but OUR leaders (mostly) proclaim that it would be impossible for US to do so. (You can believe as much of THAT as you want to!)