PSA welcomes the recruitment of over 300 Immigration Officers to strengthen enforcement capacity [SOUND]

# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the timely intervention by the Department of Home Affairs to strengthen immigration enforcement and complement the ongoing strategy to digitise its systems and processes. The department will recruit an additional 301 Immigration Officers. PSA’s Claude Naicker says these appointments come at a time when communities have expressed concerns over the presence of undocumented foreign nationals and the perceived impact on public services, employment opportunities and community safety: