Convincing a Foreign Worker to Stay in the Country
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Question
Hello, is it permissible to convince a foreign worker to stay in the country so that he continues to care for an elderly person, since the worker wants to leave and they have already gotten used to him and want him to stay in the country?
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden to do so because of 'they shall not dwell in your land' and 'do not give them grace'.
Similarly, if a person from abroad wants to come with his non-Jewish servant to Israel, one should be concerned that he is violating the aforementioned prohibition.
Source
Rambam, Chapter 10 of the Laws of Idolatry, Halacha 6.
And even though it is written there that it applies only when the power of Israel is strong over the nations, it seems that this refers to removing idolaters from the Land of Israel, which is only when the power of Israel is strong, but it is still our duty to do what we can to prevent idolaters from settling in the Land of Israel, as how can this prohibition be uprooted.