Immigration Policy Reforms and Pervasive Illegal Migration: A Case of the Illegal Border Jumpers (Beitbridge Border Post).
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2014
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This paper analyses the reasons why illegal border jumping by Zimbabweans into South Africa still
occurs in the light of favourable policy reforms that facilitate legal migration. Primary data was collected
through questionnaires, group discussions and key informant interviews. Secondary data was also collected
from relevant authorities’ records and through extensive review of relevant literature. The study found and
concluded that the major reasons identified for perennial illegal migration were lack of proper documentation,
the limited number of visiting days given to Zimbabweans entering South Africa, travelling with undocumented
minors, sudden events such as death, the lack of liquid cash and the current favourable asylum laws. The study
has several recommendations among which : the urgent need to review the migration management systems of
the two countries and the region as a whole and the need for measures to deal with institutionalised corruption
for both countries.
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Ncube, G., Dube, N. and Sithole, M., 2014. Immigration policy reforms and pervasive illegal migration: A case of the illegal border jumpers (Beitbridge Border Post). IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 19(5), pp.114-121.