The article "Housewives: Fill vacuum left by illegals" (Nov. 14) reports that Saudi housewives are demanding that the authorities provide substitutes to fill the vacuum left by their illegal domestic workers who have been forced to leave the country. It's funny how some Saudis blame expatriates for all their miseries like unemployment and crime. Who brought these foreign workers to Saudi Arabia in the first place? They certainly would not enter your country without a sponsor. And now, after getting rid of them, you ask: "Who is going to fill the vacuum left by the illegal workers?" I have the answer: "You drove them away. Now, you yourselves should fill the vacuum. You do the work!" Joey, Online response II. There has been a vacuum created because illegal expats have left the Kingdom and at the same time there is a lot of unemployment among Saudi youth. Why not match the two and stop issuing new work visas? This is a good opportunity for Saudi Arabia to reduce the rate of unemployment. Shahid, Online response III. Brave words are being spoken, such as "we can manage without illegal workers". I will give you three months and you will run out of steam. The only problem is that hiring new labor will cost you a lot more. It's the law of supply and demand. Who would want come here and risk deportation? Dam Yim, Online response
