Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges
The combination of increasing immigration pressures and restrictive policies imperfectly enforced by many destination countries has made illegal immigration widespread. This paper provides an overview of the mechanisms behind the formation of migration policies and how they lead to or they limit the...
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| author | Casarico, Alessandra Facchini, Giovanni Frattini, Tommaso |
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| description | The combination of increasing immigration pressures and restrictive policies imperfectly enforced by many destination countries has made illegal immigration widespread. This paper provides an overview of the mechanisms behind the formation of migration policies and how they lead to or they limit the presence of illegal immigrants. We also study how governments deal ex-post with the presence of undocumented foreign workers by introducing immigration amnesties. We review the determinants of their introduction and address their desirability from the point of view of aggregate welfare. As countries in the EU differ substantially in the implementation of both ex-ante and ex-post immigration policies, we emphasize the need for more coordination in the area of migration policy enforcement, both at the border and within each country. |
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| spelling | nottingham-304902020-05-04T17:01:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30490/ Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges Casarico, Alessandra Facchini, Giovanni Frattini, Tommaso The combination of increasing immigration pressures and restrictive policies imperfectly enforced by many destination countries has made illegal immigration widespread. This paper provides an overview of the mechanisms behind the formation of migration policies and how they lead to or they limit the presence of illegal immigrants. We also study how governments deal ex-post with the presence of undocumented foreign workers by introducing immigration amnesties. We review the determinants of their introduction and address their desirability from the point of view of aggregate welfare. As countries in the EU differ substantially in the implementation of both ex-ante and ex-post immigration policies, we emphasize the need for more coordination in the area of migration policy enforcement, both at the border and within each country. Oxford Journals 2015-02-26 Article PeerReviewed Casarico, Alessandra, Facchini, Giovanni and Frattini, Tommaso (2015) Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges. CESifo Economic Studies, 61 (3-4). pp. 673-700. ISSN 1612-7501 http://cesifo.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/3-4/673 doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifv004 doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifv004 |
| spellingShingle | Casarico, Alessandra Facchini, Giovanni Frattini, Tommaso Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title | Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title_full | Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title_short | Illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
| title_sort | illegal immigration: policy perspectives and challenges |
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