The objective of this paper is to explore the precariousness of immigrant labour through the concept of ‘deviant policies’. These policies are not explicitly intended to regulate the employment of foreigners, but they lead to the creation of uncertain zones of exploitation and vulnerability for immigrants. To achieve this aim, we conducted an ethnographic investigation of Brazilian immigrants with Irish study visas. The findings of our study indicate that the Irish study visa functions as a deviant policy that gives rise to precarious workers and a network of exploitation that encompasses everything from English language schools to unscrupulous employers.

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异常政策如何导致移民工人不稳定：爱尔兰巴西人的案例


本文的目的是通过“偏差政策”的概念来探讨移民劳动力的不稳定。这些政策并未明确旨在规范外国人的就业，但它们导致了移民的不确定的剥削和脆弱区域的产生。为了实现这一目标，我们对持有爱尔兰学习签证的巴西移民进行了人种学调查。我们的研究结果表明，爱尔兰学习签证是一项异常政策，导致工人不稳定，并形成一个涵盖从英语学校到无良雇主的剥削网络。