FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGESDERIVING FROM THE DIFFICULTY TO CONTROL UNDOCUMENTED FOREIGN NATIONALS

Abstract

Problem statement: This systematic review paper argues that the South African poor record management system of foreign nationals is the major cause of an increasingly alarming figure of 5 million immigrants who are without appropriate citizenship documentation from which a bourgeoning 3 million is referred to as a number of people who are below the age 18 years (minors). The presence of illegal immigrants has strong negative effects on the South African economy in respect of aspects such as employment opportunities, health, education and housing.
Methods: The data mining included reviews using United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) website as an illustrative instance, including the scientific insights from different social scientists who wrote about foreign nationality Undocumentedness. A qualitative paradigm was used to investigate the perceptions of employment opportunities, health, education and housing insofar as undocumented foreign nationality is concerned.
 Results: The investigation discovered that majority of undocumented nationals are denied numerous human rights while the South African government incur huge debts resulting from the attempts to control illegal foreign nationality varying status-quo. The evidence from this study implies that quite a number of undocumented foreign nationals are not undocumented by choice but as a result of poor South African foreign nationality record management system which fails to issue renewals on time, including other administrative issues caused by the flawed system.
 Conclusion: The value of this study contribution lies in creating an awareness to SA government that having documented foreign nationals in South Africa is important for several reasons, including enabling proper integration into society, facilitating access to essential services, protecting human rights, managing the economy effectively, and mitigating social tensions by ensuring that foreign nationals are contributing legally and transparently to the country; while also allowing the government to accurately track and monitor migration patterns.