Final deliberations on revised immigration law; thousands hold demonstration to oppose bill

TOKYO, Jun 08 (NOJ) - As deliberations on the bill to revise the Immigration Control Act reached their final stage in the Diet on Wednesday, about 4,000 opponents staged a demonstration calling for the abolishment of the bill, TV Asahi reports.

The proposed amendment to the Immigration Control Law will limit foreigners to two applications for refugee status, and will include provisions that allow forcible deportation to their home countries after the third application.

日本では人権の話が「理想主義 vs. 現実主義」みたいな語られ方をされがちなことに違和感をずっと感じている。
公共メディアであれば、法の支配や公正さが失われようとしていることを強調してほしい。https://t.co/aFdyNDZVPV
— 久保田徹 | Toru Kubota (@torukubota23) June 7, 2023

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