Undocumented Migration and Regularisation

Regularisation, or the legalisation of the irregular status of immigrants under the law, is both a practical solution to illegal migration and one of the most controversial means of migration management as it weakens the power of the state to control the migration flows on its territory. There are many kinds of regularisation and it can involve different groups of migrants. One can distinguish between general regularisations aimed at all migrants without legal residency, and special regularisations which are intended only for a specific group of migrants. Countries which have carried out regularisation in the past (such as Italy, Greece, Great Britain, Portugal and Spain) chose either an amnesty for all asylum seekers or an amnesty for irregular migrant workers. Regularisation is a topic of discussion all over Europe. We would like to contribute to starting the debate about regularisation in the Czech Republic.

Marie Jelínková is the coordinator of the theme. Contact: (migrace(at)mkc.cz)  

This e-platform was established as a part of the project Regularization as One of the Tools for the Fight against Irregular Migration which is financed by European Social Fund through Operational Programme Human Resources and Employment. Partner of the projects are Association for integration and migration, the Organization for Aid to Refugees and the Multicultural Centre Prague, SOS Racismo-Mugak a Solidariedade migrante.

Photo by Vladimír Krynytsky

Articles

Labor exploitation of Romanian workers in the Czech forestry business
22. 3. 11 | Simina Guga

Czech state forestry and exploitation of migrant workers
23. 2. 11 | Martina Křížková, Marek Čaněk

Managing refugees: the transformation of asylum in the post-communist Czech Republic
22. 2. 11 | Alice Szczepaniková

The detention of minors in the Czech Republic
31. 1. 11 | Zuzana Jeřábková

The current situation of migrants in the Pilsen Region
13. 1. 11 | Marie Jelínková, Martina Hánová

Denunciation of undocumented migrants by health staff members in the Czech Republic: current development
8. 11. 10 | Marie Jelínková

Open Letter: Against Large Immigration Raids in the Czech Republic
18. 10. 10 | Martin Rozumek

Regularization Campaign in Belgium: A Breakthrough
11. 11. 09 | Juliel Tieleman

RESF: the fight of humanity against the absurdity of the law
19. 2. 09 | Catherine Séjeau-Foncelle

Interviews

An Interview with Běla Hejná from the Ministry of the Interior on the Voluntary Returns Project for Illegal Immigrants and about foreigners lacking permission to reside in the Czech Republic
15. 9. 09 | Marie Jelínková

Reviews

A review of Migration and Irregular Work in Austria: A Case Study of the Structure and Dynamics of Irregular Foreign Employment in Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century by M. Jandl, Ch. Hollomey, S. Gendera, A. Stepien and V. Bilger
22. 2. 10 | Blanka Hančilová

A review of “Irregular Migration, Informal Labour and Community: A Challenge for Europe”
11. 6. 08 | Ondřej Daniel

Research reports and studies

How and why did MARS facilitate migration control? Understanding the implication of migration and refugee studies (MARS) with the restriction of human mobility by UK state agencies
12. 12. 11

Preventing Undocumented Pregnant Women and Children from Accessing health Care: fostering health inequalities in Europe
26. 5. 11

Assessing EU Policy on Irregular Immigration under the Stockholm Programme
16. 5. 11

Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010 - 2014)
16. 5. 11

Unaccompanied Minors in the Migration Process
26. 4. 11

Being children and undocumented in the UK: A background paper
21. 4. 11

Are undocumented migrants and asylum seekers entitled to access health care in the EU ?
22. 2. 11

Migration and the Economic Crisis: Implications for Policy in the European Union
28. 6. 10

Access to healthcare for undocumented migrants in 11 European countries
19. 3. 10

Undocumented Immigrants and Rights in the EU: Addressing the Gap between Social Sciences Research and Policy-making
9. 3. 10

Six thematic reports on undocumented migration
12. 2. 10

The relationship between migration status and employment outcomes
5. 2. 10

Projects

Undocumented Workers Transitions
9. 4. 10

Young Undocumented Migrants
18. 2. 10

GDISC Ukraine - Capacity Building and Technical Support to Ukrainian Authorities to Effectively Respond to Irregular Transit-Migration (ERIT)
17. 7. 09

Undocumented Migrants Project
17. 7. 09