Immigration Law South Africa 2014 – DA calls for Debate
On September 17, 2014 / Leave a comment
The South African Democratic Alliance (the governing party of the Western Cape Province), calls for South Africa’s new immigration laws to be reconsidered and debated by Parliament’s home affairs portfolio committee.
“Media reports and public outcry suggest that in less than a month the new law has already ripped apart families, dissuaded investors, and led to the suspension and even cancellation of multi-million rand film and tourism ventures.” – DA MP Haniff Hoosen
According to Hoosen, Minister Malusi Gigaba’s assertion that the Department of Home Affairs’ new immigration law of 2014 is in the best interest of South Africa’s security, is an insufficient excuse for inefficient policy.
In the past few weeks there have been multiple cases of families being ripped apart. As per the new regulations, anyone travelling on an expired permit can be declared undesirable/ banned from returning to the South Africa for up to five years.
So too, the tourism and film industry, which contributes an average of R84 billion to South Africa’s GDP is suffering at a great cost. For instance, business investments, such as the multimillion rand TV series, Homeland has been put on hold due to the new immigration law.
Furthermore, companies looking for workers with skills they cannot find locally are having difficulty with their employees entering South Africa. The outsourcing of the specific professionals, some of which are in the health sector, could have dangerous consequences on people’s lives.
Just a few weeks in and the effects of the new South African immigration laws are already vast, but “the full cost of these regulations to our local economy and the country’s reputation remain to be seen,” Hoosen said.
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