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Legitimising illegal workers

Advocates for illegal workers in Switzerland, known as “sans papiers” (without papers), want the Swiss authorities to grant them work and residence permits. But these demands fall on deaf ears among conservative politicians, who argue that deportation is the correct response according to current law. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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