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Title:Responding to Zimbabwean migration in South Africa: evaluating options
Author:Polzer, TaraISNI
Year:2008
Periodical:South African Journal of International Affairs
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pages:1-28
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:immigrants
Zimbabweans
immigration policy
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10220460802217926
Abstract:Zimbabwean migration to South Africa represents a challenge to standard global models for responding to large-scale migration flows. South Africa's existing legal and institutional infrastructure for migration management and refugee protection is not adequate for responding to this challenge and yet the country has not planned or implemented alternative responses. The paper outlines the complex 'mixed' nature of current Zimbabwean migration to South Africa and describes how South Africa's range of legal and institutional responses are ineffective in protecting both South Africa's national interests and the rights of Zimbabwean migrants. After presenting a series of factors against which future responses should be evaluated, it lists various possible forms of response, including legal and humanitarian interventions, and discusses their respective appropriateness in the South African context. Finally, the paper suggests six possible policy scenarios, taking into account institutional and political realities on the ground in South Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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