Limit migrant populations?

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THE municipal government of Guangzhou may cap the number of migrant workers it allows into the city. It hopes the cap would cut back on social problems that have been linked to unchecked immigration.

The cap could put limits on the industries that hire migrant workers, according to a China Daily report. The news has triggered a new round of debate about migrant workers.

\"Guangzhou has long suffered from a poor public security situation because of burglary, robbery, theft and many other crimes, many of them committed by the migrant population,\" said Su Baoling, a member of the municipal people's political consultative conference who is supporting the plan.

However, Peng Peng, director of the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, said it made no sense to limit the migrant population in Guangzhou.

\"A city needs multiple levels of human resources, and migrant workers end up doing the jobs that local citizens are unwilling to do,\" Peng said.

What's your opinion? Do you think Guangzhou should limit the number of migrant workers?