Asylum/irregular Migration

Question 1

What were the periodic waves of migration to Britain?

Answer 1

1940’s = Jewish
60’s = Africa
70’s = South/South East Asia
90’s USSR related stuff, Afghanistan, Iraq, Rwanda
2000’s = Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar

Question 2

What 3 solutions are there for refugee populations?

Answer 2

1) Voluntary repatriation
2) Integration in new country
3) Re-settlement in 3rd country

Question 3

What is human smuggling?

Answer 3

migrants who enter a contract voluntarily to transport them to the destination illegally

Question 4

What is Human trafficking?

Answer 4

movement of migrants to destination illegally using violence, deception, coercion

Question 5

What did Koser (2007) argue?

Answer 5

• Migration is a business, migrants can have leverage

- ‘Migration industry’ = social networks that perpetuate migration

Question 6

How many refugees were there worldwide in 2005? According to whom?

Answer 6

UNDP

8.4 million refugees worldwide

Question 7

What dis the problem with the UN definition of asylum seekers?

Answer 7

Doesn’t cover:

1) IDP’s
2) DP’s relating to sexuality
3) Environmental displacement

Question 8

What is state sovereignty?

Answer 8

government has a sovereign right to control their borders

Question 9

What did De Haas (2008) argue?

Answer 9

Irregular migration has risen because of legal routes into Europe closing

Question 10

What did the devil’s highway suggest about irregular migrants from South America to the USA?

Answer 10

A significant amount of actors died attempting to get there for job security
Possibly went to sent money to dependents back home