People go across countries for different reasons and purposes, but going to another country is not as easy as going to a mall. Legal documents are needed in order to be granted access into a country, but others find ways to go into a country without legal documents. This has been a problem in a lot of countries especially in the United States. Many people have been going into the United States without proper documentation. About 11.1 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States in 2009. The number of illegal immigrants is alarming for the United States, because the American Government is spending about 1.4 billion dollars of taxpayers' money on illegal immigrants for health care and other services (Hope Yen The Associated press, September 1 2010) .
Many of our fellow Filipinos have been seeking better employment opportunities and better lives in other countries such as the United States. In the United States alone, there is an estimated 270,000 illegal Filipino immigrants as of January of this year (www.dzme1530.com). Many of our undocumented Filipino immigrants are becoming victims by abusive employers and illegal recruiters. Recent news involves thirteen OFWs suing AV Tech, a Taiwanese electronic company, for abusive verbal language and racial discrimination. The thirteen OFW' are also complaining for receiving unwarranted deductions and unpaid overtime pay (Migrante criticizes MECO on plight of 12 OFWS, Spetember 12,2010) . Due to poverty and the desire of a better life our OFWs are forced to deal with these illegal recruiters and suffer the consequences. Our Department on Foreign Affairs cannot do much help in these cases, because they do not have the diplomatic power to help our OFWs. is caused by the bad reputation of some of our OFWs and the status of our economy being labeled as third world.
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Many of our fellow Filipinos have been seeking better employment opportunities and better lives in other countries such as the United States. In the United States alone, there is an estimated 270,000 illegal Filipino immigrants as of January of this year (www.dzme1530.com). Many of our undocumented Filipino immigrants are becoming victims by abusive employers and illegal recruiters. Recent news involves thirteen OFWs suing AV Tech, a Taiwanese electronic company, for abusive verbal language and racial discrimination. The thirteen OFW' are also complaining for receiving unwarranted deductions and unpaid overtime pay (Migrante criticizes MECO on plight of 12 OFWS, Spetember 12,2010) . Due to poverty and the desire of a better life our OFWs are forced to deal with these illegal recruiters and suffer the consequences. Our Department on Foreign Affairs cannot do much help in these cases, because they do not have the diplomatic power to help our OFWs. is caused by the bad reputation of some of our OFWs and the status of our economy being labeled as third world.
References:
- Hope Yen The Associated press.(September 1,2010). Study: Number of illegal immigrants drops for first time in two decades. accessed September 28,2010 from http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15964641?source=pkg
- Mga Filipino, Isa Pa Rin sa Mga Nangunguna sa Pinakamaraming Illegal Immigrants sa US.( February 10,2010). Accessed September 28,2010 from http://www.dzme1530.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=208:mga-filipino-isa-pa-rin-sa-mga-nangunguna-sa-pinakamaraming-illegal-immigrants-sa-us&catid=36:government&Itemid=50
- Migrante criticizes MECO on plight of 12 OFWS.(September 12,2010). accessed September 28,2010 from http://trafficking.org.ph/v5/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3360&Itemid=56
