If a person does not work, that is they are unwilling to work, then they should not eat, that is they are not entitled to food. We should earn our daily bread. This has historically been the Christian position. We are meant to work, to earn a living.
2 Thessalonians 3 warns against idleness.
For when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not work, he shall not eat. Verse10.
We have a problem with those who come to this country and do not have a work permit. They sometimes work on the black market or hidden economy, or slide into crime, or they take on jobs that require no legal checks, no documents or papers. They may work off the grid, so to speak.
To keep certain incomers, immigrants and unemployed workers in a state of idleness, non-productivity, that seems to be asking for trouble. The trouble is producing lives that are without work, achievement, human development, challenge and discipline. Without work we become lazy and unfulfilled, aimlessly drifting and wasting time. Life then lacks purpose, structure and accomplishment.
One solution would be to put those who are classified as illegal immigrants and questionable asylum seekers on offshore island, those islands where they could run, with assistance crofts and small farms. They could be put to work in various cottages. This would be a whole lot better than the status quo, which allows idleness, boredom and resentment to flourish among these people.
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