UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE STATE’S CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT — BUT PROTECT WHO?
Medium | 12.10.2026 16:56
The constitutional democracy of South Africa is based on the principle of safeguarding the human dignity, equality, freedoms and human rights of all people. However, the state has the duty to regulate immigration, control its borders and immigration law. There has been an increase of undocumented immigrants in South Africa. This has led to a controversial debate surrounding human rights and to which extent immigration policies can be enforced without infringing the basic rights of people in the Republic.
