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Migration Policy in South Africa: Lessons from Africa's Migration Magnet for European Policymakers
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract South Africa's migration policy and practice mirror developments in other countries of destination for migrants: South Africa faces increased immigration and growing anti-migrant sentiments, leading policymakers to adopt policies that prefer deterrence over inclusivity. Just like other major migrati... view more
South Africa's migration policy and practice mirror developments in other countries of destination for migrants: South Africa faces increased immigration and growing anti-migrant sentiments, leading policymakers to adopt policies that prefer deterrence over inclusivity. Just like other major migration magnets, South Africa is open to free movement in principle, but is wary of the impact it would have on its domestic job market. Since all these challenges are familiar to European policymakers, they should look more closely at the migration successes (and failures) of their "other" African neighbor.... view less
Keywords
migration; Republic of South Africa; migration policy; immigration country; labor market policy; freedom of movement; EU policy
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
European Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
18 p.
Series
DGAP Report, 17
ISSN
1866-9182
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0