China cracks down on "foreign scum"

[BigInJapan]

It seems that Japan is not the only country to initiate campaigns to roust out FG's. Some of you may remember Japan's Immigration Bureau has/had a hotline for reporting illegal foreigners a few years ago.

CNN - China's crackdown on foreigners raises specter of xenophobia

Until the end of August the Beijing Public Security Bureau has decreed that all resident foreigners are expected to show their passports for "spot checks" of visas and resident permits.

The campaign has enlisted the help of the Chinese public, who can call a telephone hotline to report "suspicious foreigners." Violators will be fined, detained or even deported.

Soon after the campaign was announced, Chinese TV anchor Yang Rui poured gasoline onto the fire when he posted scornful comments on his microblog calling for the expulsion of "foreign scum."
[Cont. on CNN]

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Doesn't seem like much of a "specter" to me...

[matsuki]

"suspicious foreigners" eh?

I'd know the immigration agents children's names by now if it was that bad here haha

[wagyl]

Some of you may remember Japan's Immigration Bureau has/had a hotline for reporting illegal foreigners a few years ago.

The program at the Immigration Bureau has been suspended, not because it is wrong, but more because it is inconvenient.

“This is a highly regrettable situation,” said an official with the bureau’s general affairs division. “Sending e-mails to slander foreigners does not meet the purpose of the system to inform on illegal residents.”

...Citing concerns that the surge in e-mails could snarl up its service provider, the Immigration Bureau stopped accepting further e-mails at the end of October. In November, it asked the police to ascertain whether a criminal case could be made for business obstruction.

Once they can overcome the inconvenient aspects, they hope to relaunch the program.

The bureau plans to resume accepting tips on people overstaying their visas after they come up with measures to eliminate bogus e-mails.

Stay classy, Japan!

By HWANG CHUL/ Staff Writer

Stay classy, FG, for pointing that last detail out!