Beijing launches crackdown on illegal foreigners

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Source: BBC

Beijing authorities have launched a 100-day crackdown on foreigners who stay or work in the city illegally.

Local police said those who entered China illegally, overstayed their visas or worked without proper permits would be punished.

Officers would conduct visa checks in places across the city that were popular for foreigners, police said.

Beijing has become increasingly attractive to foreigners as the Chinese economy has boomed.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18068366

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Expect this story to show up in right-wing viral emails (without the link perhaps) or the Drudge Report with the subject line "Communist China has better immigration enforcement than Obama's America".

[4th law of robotics]

1. I can't imagine being so desperate as to think working illegally in

a Chinese sweatshop is a step up.

Sheesh.

[geardaddy]

3. Did you read the article?

I'm guessing that most of the "illegals" are western.

[4th law of robotics]

4. I'm sure there are some

but it's also pretty common for North Koreans to flee to china.

And Cambodians, and Vietnamese, and so on.

[geardaddy]

5. Yes, I realize that

I lived in China and know many people who have taught there. It would be easy enough to overstay your visa as a teacher.

According to the article "Most illegal workers are believed to be working as language teachers and housekeepers, reports say."

[liberal N proud]

2. Where do you come from that working in China is a step up?

I know they have tightened their visa procedures and you have to state exactly the dates you will be in China where it used to be a range that you would be traveling in.

Make planning very difficult when things change and the schedule has to change.