General Article Anti-migrant policies increase irregular migration

Topic Selected: Expat or Immigrant? Book Volume: 429

By Oiza Q. Obasuyi

Do migration policies work? This is the question Sinem Yilmaz and Giacomo Solano – researchers from the Migration Policy Group – addressed by analysing the approaches EU states adopt to manage migration flows, ranging from restrictions to selectivity. Article written by Oiza Q. Obasuyi.

The adoption of soft or harsh migration policies has a real impact on the lives of migrants. In fact, depending on the measures taken, they are either excluded and abandoned as opposed to in...

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