Visa walls but porous borders: Venezuelan displacement, policy-induced irregularity and migrant integration in Peru
- Date & time
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- Speaker
- Omar Hammoud-GallegoAssistant Professor in Public Policy, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
- Host
- International Development (Department)
- Series
- Refugee Studies Centre Events
- Location
- Queen Elizabeth House - Seminar Room 1, 4 Mansfield Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3TB, United Kingdom
- Organisation
- Oxford
Topics
About this talk
How effective are restrictive immigration policies in deterring human mobility in contexts of large scale displacement and porous borders? What are their unintended externalities in terms of migrants' legal status and integration? And can subsequent regularisation programs reverse any adverse effects? Professor Hammoud-Gallego will present his research into the effects of the sudden introduction of entry visas for Venezuelans by Peru applying regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences analyses. The research shows that the policy restriction led to increased irregular entries and negatively impacted Venezuelans' social, psychological, and economic integration. A subsequent regularisation program does not remedy these adverse externalities. In addition, he will discuss the mechanisms behind the causal findings through an original survey of Venezuelan migrants. This study offers critical insights for immigration policy debates amid large-scale displacement in South America, highlighting the limited deterrence of entry visas and underscoring the importance of legal status for migrant integration. The seminar will be followed by drinks in the Hall. Registration not required.
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