What are the consequences of regularizing undocumented immigrants?

Kossoudji, Sherrie A.

doi:10.15185/izawol.296

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“…residence permit (Chauvin et al, 2013). Many studies have examined these regularization programs' economic, social, and health impacts (Finotelli and Arango, 2011;Salmasi and Pieroni, 2015;Bansak, 2016;Kossoudji, 2016;Larramona and Sanso-Navarro, 2016;Fakhoury et al, 2021). Obtaining a legal status from a Schengen country opens the door to legal intra-European mobility and legal mobility between the residence country and the country of origin.…”

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Transitioning out of illegalization: Cross-border mobility experiences

Consoli

Burton-Jeangros²,

Jackson³

2022

Front. Hum. Dyn.

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It is known that opportunities to cross borders legally, acquired through regularization programs, are acknowledged by previously illegalized migrants as one of the main positive effects of obtaining a residence permit. However, the impact of these policies has rarely been investigated through the “mobility lens.” To fulfill this gap, this study aims, through a case study, (1) to assess how obtaining a residence permit after having endured years of illegalization affects migrants' cross-border mobility and (2) to identify the direct and indirect transformative effects triggered by these changes in cross-border mobility. Our analysis considers regularization policies as a transformation of mobility regimes in which individual mobility trajectories are embedded. Thirty-nine migrants transitioning out of illegalization through an extraordinary regularization program implemented between 2017 and 2018 in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, were interviewed twice at a time interval of more than 1.5 years. Changes in actual mobility and perceived potential mobility (“motility”) were identified in the narratives. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify related transformative effects. As a complement, descriptive statistics using two-wave panel data collected among a broader sample of migrants in the same context provided measures of cross-border mobility. Our findings highlight the importance of considering changes related to cross-border mobility when studying the impact of regularization programs on migrants' wellbeing, as they are a crucial ingredient of deeper adjustments occurring in their lives. We emphasize the importance of considering not only the subjective and objective effects triggered by increased actual mobility but also the subjective effects triggered by perceived increased potential mobility. Indeed, becoming aware of the new opportunities to cross borders leads to transforming imagined futures, subjectivities, identities, concerns, and perceived sources of stress, and it affects emotional wellbeing. The findings underline the relevance of a processual approach for two reasons: first, having experienced a long-lasting illegalization and forced immobility continues to affect individuals' experience of cross-border (im)mobility even after regularization; second, the triggered transformative effects take time to develop and observations at different times provide a richer picture.

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Transitioning out of illegalization: Cross-border mobility experiences

Consoli

Burton-Jeangros²,

Jackson³

2022

Front. Hum. Dyn.

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“…It is often assumed that migrants' registration status affects their health and access to health services, and data from other regions supports this hypothesis, which has also underpinned advocacy efforts from international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for increased regularization of migration (Kossoudji, 2016;Kraler, 2019;Freier, 2020). Logically and experientially, this would appear to be the case, but we were interested to test this assumption by analyzing data from different sub-categories of migrants in three heterogeneous African contexts.…”

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The Link between Documentation Status, Occupation Status, and Healthcare Access for African migrants

Asquith,

Neetzow,

von Freeden

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The link between migrants’ legal and employment status, access to health and health outcomes is widely explored in the academic literature on migration and health. However, there are few, if any, studies examining this link within African states. In this article we present survey data collected from refugees and people in refugee-like situations in Kenya, regular (labor) migrants in Nigeria, and irregular migrants in South Africa to examine the link between registration status, employment or occupation status, gender, and (perceptions of) access to healthcare. A range of statistical tests and models were applied to examine the effects of these different characteristics. A consistent finding throughout the three sample countries is that access for people without any documentation is lower than different other groups, not only by means but also within the linear models. This strongly suggests that extending regularization pathways in African states, even if on a temporary basis, would be an effective policy lever to improve migrants’ access to healthcare, and by extension migrants’ health. However, the effects of employment status and gender on access to healthcare were more ambiguous, and further research in African contexts is required to clarify their impact.

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“…On constate également un accroissement des inégalités de revenus entre les hommes et les femmes. Une relative amélioration de la situation économique après la régularisation du statut légal a été constatée dans des recherches similaires, notamment aux États-Unis (Kossoudji & Cobb-Clark, 2002 ;Kossoudji, 2016). Cependant, les chercheurs se sont demandé si un tel effet ne dépendait pas surtout d'un développement économique général favorable et de l'absence de crises économiques (Chauvin et al, 2013).…”

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Sortir de la clandestinité. Les conséquences de la régularisation des travailleurs sans-papiers

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Burton-Jeangros,

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Entre 2017 et 2018, le canton de Genève a mis en place une opération inédite en Suisse : la régularisation de milliers de migrants sans papiers répondant à certains critères préétablis. Quelles ont été les conséquences de cette mesure sur leurs conditions de vie et leurs projets ? Cet ouvrage présente les résultats de la vaste enquête nommée « Parchemins », conduite pendant cinq années auprès des individus concernés. Grâce aux nombreuses données récoltées, cette étude montre comment l’accès à un statut légal transforme le parcours de vie de ces personnes, que ce soit en matière de conditions de logement, de situation financière, d’intégration sociale, de santé et de qualité de vie. Elle fournit des clés d’interprétation de ces résultats et présente des recommandations d’actions destinées aux acteurs des politiques publiques et aux associations, afin d’accompagner au mieux ces nouveaux citoyens.

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What are the consequences of regularizing undocumented immigrants?

Cited by 4 publications

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Transitioning out of illegalization: Cross-border mobility experiences

Transitioning out of illegalization: Cross-border mobility experiences

The Link between Documentation Status, Occupation Status, and Healthcare Access for African migrants

Sortir de la clandestinité. Les conséquences de la régularisation des travailleurs sans-papiers

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