irregular migration
Refugees are vilified for using illegal practices. But illegality is deeply embedded in Europe’s asylum system: hotspots formalize smuggling routes as a precondition for asylum; illegal ‘push-backs’ push migrants to destroy papers; and overburdened states pressure refugees to move to more prosperous ones, illegally. There is a clear shift in
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In recent academic literature, transnational migrant entrepreneurs are represented as active agents capable of mobilizing resources situated in different countries to develop businesses. Mobility, however, is an unequally distributed resource, and restrictive migration regimes limit the possibilities of individuals to become entrepreneurs. An ethnographic study in Barcelona highlights the obstacles
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Migration is not only a constant of human society but has also greatly contributed to its history. The development of non-restrictive and inclusive migration policies has consistently proven a challenge to many governments. But what lessons could be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve migration management? In a famous
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What will 2050 look like? Two imaginary scenarios make us contemplate the challenges of our time from a different angle, and assist us in reflecting on the future impact of current societal decisions. The way we will consider human movement in 2050 depends very much on how 2050 will look
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New Orleans, Louisiana witnessed an influx of undocumented Latinx workers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Many of those who worked in rebuilding settled with their families in the area. As reconstruction wound down from 2010 on, rates of detainment and deportation in the city increased, although local
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