▁government ▁displayed ▁increasing ▁host ility ▁to ▁sk illed ▁imm igration ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Africa . ▁However , ▁this ▁has ▁not ▁served ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁imm igr ants ; ▁Z imb ab we an ▁migration ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" larg est ▁concentr ated ▁flow " ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁This ▁dis ple asure ▁at ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁who ▁were ▁taking ▁men ial ▁jobs ▁from ▁the ▁loc als ▁led ▁to ▁x en oph ob ic ▁attacks ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁M igr ants ▁previously ▁consisted ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁arriv ing ▁alone ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁work , ▁but ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁have ▁increasing ly ▁shift ed ▁towards ▁women , ▁children , ▁and ▁the ▁elder ly ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁require ▁human itar ian ▁assistance . ▁M igr ants ▁also ▁now ▁include ▁profession als ▁like ▁teachers , ▁do ctors , ▁n urs es ▁and ▁engine ers ▁who ▁have ▁applied ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁leg ally ▁through ▁vis a ▁applications ▁in ▁critical ▁skills ▁areas . ▁These ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁have ▁contributed ▁posit ively ▁towards ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁has ▁also ▁sought ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁as yl um . ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁has ▁also ▁created ▁special ▁vis as ▁for ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁und ocument ed