They have found themselves trapped, however, in a society that does not recognize them, that isolates them and that does not provide them the most basic rights. In most of this country's shelters, for instance, nobody is admitted without pertinent identity papers and I understand it is unjust to leave folks abandoned on the streets only because they lack identity documents. On the other hand, the programs for visiting workers are just used for getting a cheap labor force leading almost back to slavery. Unscrupulous businessmen and their managers are taking advantage of the illegal status of immigrants and abuse them. Laws are not enforced against those abusers but only against immigrants.
Many immigrants have to face serious consequences when they defend their human rights.
She did not dare to give her name fearing to suffer reprisals later on. When she tried to unite with other workers, her boss got mad and made them even work harder. He hired more people to break the union. The workers fought together though and won the fight. After their victory, however, the manager abused even more and finally called Immigration to take them away.