Migration between prohibitionism and the perpetuation of illegal labour
Title:
Migration between prohibitionism and the perpetuation of illegal labour
Author:
Palidda, Salvatore
Appeared in:
History and anthropology
Paging:
Volume 16 (2005) nr. 1 pages 63-73
Year:
2005-03
Contents:
The management of the migrations turn to a prohibitionism coexists with the perpetuation of a widespread underground economy. Migrants are faced less with the possibility of legitimate and rewarding integration than with a system of “use and discard”. Migrants have come to see two sides of dominant countries: paternalism, tolerance and solidarity, but also the undervaluing of their presence, their tendency to exploit and discriminate (even on the grounds of race), as well as their most criminal aspects. The regulation of migration is the buffer necessary to confront the perpetuation of the misconduct of countries a large part of whose economies aim to make a profit from the exploitation of black market workers, and even better if it can be done surreptitiously. Illegal workers are often the response to appeals from certain niche areas of economic activity that are involved in underground economies. The paradox revolves arround, at the same time, the uneven relationship between dominant/immigration countries and dominated/emigration countries, and the coexistence of the war against illegal labour and the growing need for a black market workforce. After September 11th as part of the overall “war against terrorism”, but it quickly turned into criminalization of migrants coming from Muslim countries.
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