WORLDWIDE, one in every 114 people is displaced. According to the United Nations about 200-million people across the world live outside their home countries, a number that has increased by more than 40% in the past decade.Population displacement is a top global issue, and here in SA illegal immigration is a heated and sensitive topic. However, finding a remedy is about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack.Recent headlines have made it clear the Department of Home Affairs has its hands full tracking hundreds of thousands of illegal foreigners across the country. Between 2010 and 2015, 333,000 documented illegal foreigners (people with an expired visa or who no longer adhere to the conditions of their permit) were recorded on our shores. These numbers represent individuals who disappeared into the country after their visiting visas expired after 30 days.However, the total number is believed to be much higher because of thousands whose presence in the country has never been logged...
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