El control de la inmigración: política fronteriza, selección del acceso e inmigración irregular

Abstract

This article describes and compares immigration control policies and their outcomes in different countries and migration systems in the last decades. In the three decades after the Second World War migration and refugees issues received little attention in public debates. The quest to control migration flows has in many senses proved elusive. Although governments have been keen to demonstrate their capacity to limit the number of immigrants, several domestic and international factors have combined to frustrate their attempts.