One reason why India is a safe haven for criminals........

According to home ministry figures more than 65000 foreigners were found overstaying in India in 2008. This includes 31200 Bangladeshis, 14500 Afghanis and 7500 Pakistanis. 13995 foreigners were deported. According to the minister of state for home affairs, these foreign nationals had entered India with valid travel documents. Whats more shocking is the fact that some of these illegal immigrants had even obtained voter identity cards, driving licenses and ration cards through fraudulent means. Apparently when such instances are detected government takes action to cancel the above mentioned documents.


This is the sad state of affairs in our country. There are over 65000 foreigners overstaying in India and some of them are from countries that are trying to bleed India. Others are from countries that are friendly to our nation but these people commit heinous crimes like sexually assaulting children. The government does not(and cannot) take any action against them because they are " foreign nationals " and try to leave the country when they are tried in court. 


Why is the government so ignorant about this situation? Why does it not come down hard on these illegal residents of the country? These people utilise the loopholes in our legal system and manage to eventually get away with little or no punishment. The government needs to make the laws pertaining to foreign people entering the country more strict even if it means foreign tourism getting affected.