en-Migrants — Stop: Job Protection or Hunt for Outsiders?

27/09/2025

Something feels off in the air. In recent weeks, regional Russian authorities have suddenly launched a coordinated campaign against migrants. And it's not quiet or subtle — it's loud, theatrical, as if we're not talking about people, but manure that urgently needs to be removed.

Saint Petersburg: Delivery Ban

Governor Alexander Beglov unexpectedly banned migrants from working as couriers. Couriers, Carl. And that's after they were already squeezed out of the taxi business. Now the last income niche — delivery — is being crushed.

What's next? Ban them from mopping floors? Set quotas for janitors and garbage collectors?

Tyumen: Report Your Neighbor

Tyumen went even further. Leaflets are popping up in apartment buildings, encouraging people to report undocumented migrants. Phone numbers are listed, anonymity guaranteed. This isn't about safety anymore — it's mass hysteria. A witch hunt. With elements of household espionage.

Kaluga: War on Drivers

Governor of Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, openly declared war on migrant taxi drivers. The region had already banned them, but migrants found a loophole: they register with Yandex.Taxi in Moscow but work in Kaluga.

That's called "ingenuity." People want to survive. They find ways. And the officials? They find reasons to pose and brag.

Volgograd: Another Blow

In Volgograd region, a similar ban: migrants cannot be drivers. That's it. Shut down. The job market is shrinking. The space for earning disappears. Who's next — construction workers? handymen? loaders?

The Cherry on Top: "The Market Will Be Fine"

Authorities assure us: the economy will survive. Russians will fill the vacancies. But do you remember how these same officials used to claim that without migrants, delivery, construction, and public utilities would collapse?

What changed? Did Russians suddenly fall in love with hauling boxes and driving 16-hour shifts?

Or is this just a convenient way to stir up voters before the elections?

Who Benefits?

Migrants? Definitely not. They're being stripped of their last chance to survive. Businesses? Also no. They'll have to find new workers or cut services.

But politically, it's a perfect picture: "We protect our people." Look, we're driving out the outsiders. Only the result isn't protection — it's mass segregation dressed up as virtue.

A Direct Question:

Is this really about protecting Russian jobs?
Or just a made-for-TV show to portray "tough leadership"?

And if this wave continues, who's next on the list?



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