Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: Foreign Diplomats Who Act Like Hogwon Owners... |
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All Things Considered, March 1, 2007 � For years, stories have circulated around Washington, D.C., of foreign diplomats who mistreat their domestic servants in the United States.
Many diplomats assigned to America bring their domestic workers with them. Some servants have accused employers of withholding their passports, restricting their freedom of movement and burdening them with long work days for extremely low pay. Sometimes, allegations of physical abuse also come into play. But because the accused have diplomatic immunity, U.S. authorities can do little against them... |
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Nowhere Man
Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: ... |
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Why do we even have these visas for domestic servants for diplomats?" Miller asks. "When our diplomats go abroad, they don't require visas to take Americans to do domestic work."
Miller says foreign diplomats should simply hire Americans for their domestic work. Abolishing the special servant visas, he says, would eliminate the whole diplomatic dilemma. |
That sums up what i think. |
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