Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands: Aspirations and Incorporation

van, Masja Meeteren

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“…The first set of IMDWs were contacts from a previous research project; the rest were recruited with the help of gatekeepers and through snowball sampling. While snowball sampling is usually criticised for selection bias and lack of representativeness, it remains effective in facilitating connections with migrants in irregular situations (Van Meeteren, 2014). Additional data was also collected during eight participant observation moments in Amsterdam and The Hague between January and December 2021 when the lead author volunteered with organisations catering to irregular migrants affected by the pandemic.…”

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Resilience strategies of Filipino irregular migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Siruno

Siegel

2023

Population Space and Place

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COVID‐19 has brought a combination of health, socioeconomic and protection challenges to migrants everywhere, and a common view is that these effects have been harshest for those already in vulnerable situations before the pandemic. However, the lived experiences of Filipino irregular migrant domestic workers (IMDWs) in the Netherlands point to a range of impacts instead of a homogenous one. Drawing on interviews and participant observations, we analyse three specific pandemic consequences: income and financial remittance volatility, dual country or transnational precarity and physical and migration status immobility. We then analyse the resilience strategies deployed by IMDWs to navigate through such impacts. While our focus is on the microlevel, we also highlight the vital importance of the responses by the community on the mesolevel, and the government on the macrolevel. Following this relational approach, we put forward a conceptualisation of individual resilience as the capacity to navigate the negative impacts of a shock or crisis to maintain, adapt, or transform valued functionings. We argue that IMDWs cultivate resilience despite their precarious legal status; however, the effectiveness of strategies is contingent on personal circumstances as well as the sociopolitical context wherein they are deployed. The paper contributes to the literature by providing a more nuanced picture of the impacts of and responses to COVID‐19 in relation to migrants with irregular status. The articulation of resilience in terms of valued functionings also paves the way for the advancement of the still nascent research agenda on migration and human development.

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Resilience strategies of Filipino irregular migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Siruno

Siegel

2023

Population Space and Place

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“…As compared to so-called "talented migrants" who are generally cherished by receiving countries (Gale & Staerklé, 2021), many refugees and migrants are overly exposed to cumulative and prolonged forms of marginalization and exclusion (Esses et al, 2017;Gonzales et al, 2013). These vulnerable categories often face additional stressors stemming from insecure legal status and fear of deportation (Martiniello & Rea, 2014;van Meeteren, 2014), stressors that were further exacerbated during the COVID-19 outbreak (United Nations, 2020;WHO, 2020). By reducing material difficulties and consolidating symbolic belonging in society, a secure legal status should mitigate these forms of exclusion and injustice, and thus be associated with increased social and political trust (Renvik et al, 2020).…”

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Are we really going to get out of COVID-19 together? Secured legal status and trust among refugees and migrants

Politi

Roblain

Licata

2023

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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Building up on pre-existing vulnerabilities and social exclusions, refugees and migrants are disproportionately suffering from the negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Insecure legal status is an additional stressor that may accentuate social cleavages and ultimately impair their trust in host society and institutions. Based on a diverse sample of refugees and migrants in Belgium (N = 355), the present study investigates direct and indirect effects of legal status—measured as the type of residence permit held by participants—on social and political trust during the COVID-19 outbreak. Secured legal status was positively associated with social and political trust directly, and indirectly via a serial mediation composed by two cumulative stages. First, participants with a more secured legal status experienced less material difficulties to cope with the pandemic (i.e., first material stage). Second, participant who experienced less material difficulties identified more with the host society (i.e., second symbolic stage). In turn, reduced material difficulties and increased identification with the host society were both positively associated with social and political trust. Our findings advocate for securing legal status of refugees and migrants to help societies cope cohesively with the long-lasting effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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“…Ten derde kan een migratieachtergrond op een andere wijze een belemmering zijn om tot zelfidentificatie te komen. Mensen kunnen tijdelijk uitbuiting accepteren, om daarna met hun verdiensten iets op te bouwen in hun herkomstland (Cleiren e.a., 2015;Van Meeteren, 2014).…”

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Tijdschrift Voor Criminologie

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The following full text is a publisher's version.For additional information about this publication click this link. https://hdl.handle.net/2066/230206 Please be advised that this information was generated on 2024-05-31 and may be subject to change. * Dit project is gefinancierd met steun van de Europese Commissie. Deze publicatie geeft slechts de mening van de auteurs weer en de Europese Commissie is niet aansprakelijk voor het gebruik dat eventueel van de in deze publicatie opgenomen informatie wordt gemaakt. 1 Dit blijkt uit de meest recente dreigingsevaluatie van de ernstige en georganiseerde misdaad van Europol van maart 2013.

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Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands: Aspirations and Incorporation

Cited by 19 publications

References 161 publications

Resilience strategies of Filipino irregular migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Resilience strategies of Filipino irregular migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Are we really going to get out of COVID-19 together? Secured legal status and trust among refugees and migrants

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