Kyrgyz Migrants Wait Days at Russian Immigration Office
Applications dealt with at new centre outside Moscow.
4 Mar 15
Applications dealt with at new centre outside Moscow.
Lack of scrutiny enables agencies to deceive prospective seasonal workers.
Even the chance of low-paid casual labour is enough to draw people in from the countryside.
New work-permit and passport rules could encourage illegal immigration, but there are higher penalties for those who are caught.
Immigrants imbued with traditional values of masculinity and power can run into problems fitting into a different kind of society.
As speculation continues on the motives for the Tsarnaev brother’s actions, a journalist from the Caucasus offers a different take on life in the United States.
Poor grasp of Russian leaves younger migrants unable to fend for themselves.