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Irregular Migration and Asylum Seekers in the Caribbean

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Irregular migration is increasing in the Caribbean while the opportunities for applying for asylum hardly exist. The policy regarding most Caribbean irregular migrants is based on the view of the potential destinations, namely that the migrants are economic rather than political refugees. Whatever the specific cause of a migrant's departure, the movement is rooted in a complex amalgam of political, socioeconomic and (increasingly) environmental, factors. Thus irregular movements are part of the wider Caribbean migration process.

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  • Elizabeth M. Thomas-Hope, 2003. "Irregular Migration and Asylum Seekers in the Caribbean," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2003-48, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:dp2003-48
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