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Originally Posted by Nyororin
For some reason everyone seems to think that I am referring to all immigrants.
I`m not.
I am talking about this very specific and particular case. They were not "unskilled" and did not even attempt to take the legal route. There were multiple options available for these people. But they made the choice to buy a stolen passport and come to Japan.
There are cases where perhaps exceptions should be made. This is not one of them.
I mean, even the Japanese government stated that if they`d just come to Japan on a tourist visa and overstayed it, they probably wouldn`t have been deported in the end. The option to be sponsored, etc would have been open to them. But it is crime on top of crime which has locked them out of any legal option.
I`ll save my pity for those who truly are desperate and trying to escape horrific situations. Not a couple who admits that they had a kid and raised her "Japanese" to keep them in the country if ever caught.
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Fair enough...
You seem to know more about the situation.
I got the impression that you were basing your opinions on the fact that you thought 30,000 dollars = not impoverished and the fact their daughter will have to be relocated from the country she was born = exploitation for sympathy. (I really can't imagine how it could be termed exploitation... but I'll leave it at that)