Native-born Undocumented Workers in Ecuador

Looking at the bigger picture, our blog is not only concerned with undocumented students, but also a worldwide dilemma faced by governments, institutions and individuals: unparalleled migration never seen before in history.
With the increased movement of people around the globe, both internally and between countries, governments have been left in a position where they must scramble to maintain well-ordered societies. The most dangerous effect is the rise of anti-immigrant legislation in many countries, which is usually coupled with xenophobic sentiments and shallow nationalism.
A basic google search can enlighten one of this reality. Undocumented migrants can be Chinese in Canada, Salvadoreans in the US, Jamaicans in Trinidad and Tobago, Algerians in Portugal, Bolivians in Argentina and almost every other possibility you could imagine. Now, this phenomenon presents itself in one of the weirdest cases yet: undocumented Ecuadorians in Ecuador.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR -- A few weeks ago, 19 Ecuadorean citizens detained on these world-renowned islands were marched onto a plane and sent back to the continent under armed guard. Their crime? Illegal migration.
So far this year, the government has expelled 1,000 of its citizens from the Galapagos -- a living laboratory of unique animal and plant species -- who were there without residency and work permits. It has also "normalized" 2,000 others, in effect giving most of them a year to leave.

People talk, money walks, and Ecuadorians get deported back to the continent while rich tourists get to mingle with the tortoises. The story is just weird, and the delicacy of the peculiar habitat in the Galapagos Islands should be taken into serious consideration.
But, what of these workers rights, something intrinsic in me wants to pass some sort of Galapagos-specific Ecuadorian Dream Act. Ha!