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foreign workersThose who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a contractual basis that the host country seeks. Others are recruited directly by a private employer, which may need to certify that it cannot find workers among the country's own citizens. Host countries may also import foreign workers for jobs their citizens refuse to do. Large influxes of foreign workers can awaken xenophobia, particularly when the host country's population is ethnically and culturally homogeneous and the foreign workers' culture and appearance are significantly different or when economic downturns heighten the tendency to assign blame to others. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When given a choice, they try to stay away from the United States, where there is added scrutiny and surveillance of foreign workers, said Gansler. that treats foreign workers as commodities to be imported as needed without affording them adequate legal safeguards or the protections of the free market. The White House tried to get Congress last month to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a guest worker component to create a way for future foreign workers to legally live and work in this country--and also regularize the status of undocumented aliens already in the country. |
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