Immigrant Political Economies and Exclusionary Policy in Africa

Honig, Lauren

doi:10.5129/001041516819197584

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“…Immigration policy thus consists of many different measures that may at times contradict one another (Timmer & Williams 1998). In highlighting its multiple dimensions, therefore, this article moves beyond open-versus-closed dichotomies and explores a broader range of policy configurations available to host country governments (Honig 2016).…”

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“…The government has focused on the economic dimension of immigration by restricting access to work permits, requiring substantial domestic ownership, discouraging labor migration, and defining most foreigners as migrants instead of refugees, making them eligible for deportation. As in other countries, restrictive policies have focused on the economic sectors in which immigrants are predominant (Honig 2016). Within this context, Somalis are seen primarily as an economic threat.…”

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Refugees, Foreign Nationals, andWageni: Comparing African Responses to Somali Migration

Whitaker¹

2020

Afr. stud. rev.

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Abstract:Host governments have responded to the migration of Somali refugees throughout Africa in recent decades in different ways. Kenyan policymakers have treated Somalis primarily as a security threat, imposing restrictions on them that especially target this group. In South Africa, where economic and political competition fuel xenophobia, Somalis are part of a larger foreign national population that is seen as having disproportionate economic influence. However, Somali Bantus have been welcomed in Tanzania, which granted them citizenship even as it limited the mobility and activities of other refugees. A comparative analysis suggests that the relative balance among security, economic, political, and normative considerations shapes the extent and scope of host government policies.

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