With the crisis in Haiti sparking fears of a new exodus and illegal crossings up in the Mediterranean, maritime illegal immigration is a challenge all destination countries are facing – one that is very different from the challenge of controlling a land border.
On Thursday, April 11, the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) will host an event to address this issue, entitled “Illegal Immigration by Sea: Challenges in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean”.
The event will be streamed live on Thursday, April 11, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Stream Links: YouTube, X, Facebook
The speakers will be from three member institutions of INIR:
- George Fishman, a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C., will discuss how the U.S. has responded to past Haitian migration crises;
- Viktor Marsai, Director of the Migration Research Institute in Budapest, will discuss the European Union’s difficulties in dealing with illegal immigration across the Mediterranean; and
- Eric Ruark, Director of Research at Numbers USA in Washington, D.C., will examine Florida’s recent moves as an example of what coastal states can do to limit maritime illegal immigration.
- Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies.
For more information, center@cis.org.
The International Network for Immigration Research is a collaboration between independent research centers which examine both the costs and benefits of immigration to their respective countries.
