In Japan, many of the most common jobs unsurprisingly go to Japanese citizens first. This isn’t particularly shocking,nor is it particularly shocking that Japan is undergoing the worst recession in decades. However, what is eyebrow-raising is their government’s new initiative to curb unemployment. The Japanese government will pay $3000 USD to ex-pats to leave Japan, a one-way ticket to rid the nation of unemployed immigrants.

More than 3 million people are out of work due to this recession. Japan previously has a record of welcoming immigrants in better times, when they didn’t have enough working hands. This deal is also strictly for Latin American immigrants only, interestingly enough.

CNN’s Kyung Lah goes on in detail below.