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No accurate estimates of the number of [[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]] living in [[South Africa]] exist.<ref name=Chiumia>{{cite web|url=http://africacheck.org/reports/how-many-zimbabweans-live-in-south-africa-the-numbers-are-unreliable/|title=How many Zimbabweans live in South Africa? The numbers are unreliable|first=Sintha|last=Chiumia|publisher=Africa Check|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref> Estimates that have been published vary widely. According to [[Statistics South Africa]]'s 2011 census, 2.2 million foreigners live in South Africa,<ref name=AC>{{cite web| url=https://africacheck.org/reports/new-york-times-use-plagiarised-article-to-back-up-sa-immigrant-number/ |title=New York Times & others STILL wrong on number of immigrants in S. Africa |last=Wilkinson |first=Kate |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref> and the organisation's 2015 estimate places the number of undocumented migrants between 500,000 and one million undocumented migrants.<ref name=Mwiti>{{cite news|url=http://mgafrica.com/article/2015-04-22-six-huge-myths-about-south-africas-xenophobia|title=Seven of the biggest myths about South Africa and xenophobia - and how they drive attacks|first=Lee|last=Mwiti|work=Mail & Guardian Africa|date=22 April 2015|accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref> A large number of [[Zimbabweans]] have fled to South Africa as a result of instability in [[Zimbabwe]], with many living as undocumented migrants in South Africa.<ref name=Chiumia/><ref name=Bloch>{{cite journal|title=The Right to Rights? Undocumented Migrants from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa|first=Alice|last=Bloch|journal=Sociology|volume=44|issue=2|pages=233–250|doi=10.1177/0038038509357209}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:32, 26 April 2017
Irregular immigration to South Africa refers to migration of foreign nationals to South Africa without the authorisation of the South African authorities. A range of estimates of the size of the population of irregular migrants in South Africa exist, but these have been described as inaccurate.
Profile and demographics
No accurate estimates of the number of illegal immigrants living in South Africa exist.[1] Estimates that have been published vary widely. According to Statistics South Africa's 2011 census, 2.2 million foreigners live in South Africa,[2] and the organisation's 2015 estimate places the number of undocumented migrants between 500,000 and one million undocumented migrants.[3] A large number of Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa as a result of instability in Zimbabwe, with many living as undocumented migrants in South Africa.[1][4]
Impacts
Xenophobia
Sociologist Alice Bloch notes that migrants in South Africa have been the victims of xenophobia and violence, regardless of their immigration status.[4]
Refugees from poorer neighbouring countries include many immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and others, representing a large portion of the informal sector. With high unemployment levels amongst poorer South Africans, xenophobia is prevalent and many South Africans feel resentful of immigrants who are seen to be depriving the native population of jobs, a feeling which has been given credibility by the fact that many South African employers have employed migrants from other countries for lower pay than South African citizens, especially in the construction, tourism, agriculture and domestic service industries. Illegal immigrants are also heavily involved in informal trading.[5] However, many immigrants to South Africa continue to live in poor conditions, and the South African immigration policy has become increasingly restrictive since 1994.[6]
Economic effects
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References
- ^ a b Chiumia, Sintha (5 November 2013). "How many Zimbabweans live in South Africa? The numbers are unreliable". Africa Check. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Wilkinson, Kate (15 July 2015). "New York Times & others STILL wrong on number of immigrants in S. Africa". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Mwiti, Lee (22 April 2015). "Seven of the biggest myths about South Africa and xenophobia - and how they drive attacks". Mail & Guardian Africa. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b Bloch, Alice. "The Right to Rights? Undocumented Migrants from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa". Sociology. 44 (2): 233–250. doi:10.1177/0038038509357209.
- ^ "African Security Review Vol 5 No 4, 1996: Strategic Perspectives on Illegal Immigration into South Africa". Archived from the original on 19 October 2005.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Queens College: The Brain Gain: Skilled Migrants and Immigration Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa".
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