Destigmatizing Indian Punjab from irregular migration: Key public policy options

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作者
Singh, Kulwinder [1 ]
Singla, Naresh [2 ]
Singh, Nirvair [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Business Sch, Panjab Univ, Chandigarh, India
[2] Cent Univ Punjab, Dept Econ Studies, Bathinda, Punjab, India
[3] Govt Punjab, Dept Educ, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
关键词
Irregular migration; Illegal migrants; Migration policies; Punjab; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; UNAUTHORIZED MIGRATION; AFRICA;
D O I
10.1007/s10708-024-10999-7
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
In India, Punjab is one of the leading labor-exporting states and is the second-largest recipient of remittances. It carries irregular migration parallel to regular migration, though smaller in numbers. Given the strict border controls in destination nations and the loss of migrants' lives during the migration process, irregular migration has stigmatized the state at large in recent times. By highlighting the nature, causes, factors responsible for, and process of irregular migration from Indian Punjab, this paper outlines policy options for destigmatizing it from this menace. It is emphasized that the liberalization of migration policies by the destination nations is the required intervention for destigmatizing it. Meanwhile, the Punjab government has to play its active role by improving education infrastructure/curriculum and by implementing existing laws effectively to break the nexus of social networks, travel agents, and human traffickers. Besides, local government bodies and NGOs must play their vital role by motivating and facilitating prospective migrants to use regular routes only.
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