The criminalization of migration fuels human trafficking
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This argument is used in the debates Does being on the left necessarily mean being in favor of mass immigration? and Should we accept immigration?.
This argument is an objection to Promoting immigration, which is human trafficking, is immoral.
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Summary
Leaving new arrivals destitute for lack of legal status means throwing them into the arms of their exploiters.
Quotes
“What would have become of these young people, to put it mildly, if we hadn't helped them? Prostitution, drugs, crime of all kinds... Leaving vulnerable people to wander around, without support, drives them into the arms of organizations and people with very bad intentions.”
Lucien Fauvernier, “Cédric Herrou: "My fight is against precariousness, because precariousness drives people mad".”, psychologies.com, December 03, 2020.