Irregular migration to the UK: ten questions answered

Irregular migration is a contentious and highly emotional issue in several EU states. Franck Düvell reviews some of the key factors at play with respect to irregular migration to the UK. Among other important points, he writes that the majority of irregular immigrants in the UK were at some point regular but lost their status.

• Primary Source

The Migration Observatory: Briefing: Irregular migration in the UK. Definitions, Pathways and Scale, 2011 http://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/briefings/irregular-migration-uk-definitions-pathways-and-scale

European Commission: DG Home Affairs: What we do: Immigration: Irregular migration http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/immigration/irregular-immigration/index_en.htm

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