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Language
English (en)
Date of Award
3-2-2013
Author's Department
International and Area Studies
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Restricted
Abstract
Transnational migration, both legal and illegal, now dominates international debates and has become one of the most pervasive issues on the global agenda. Numerous studies in recent years indicate it to be one that is not going away any time soon. Each country plays a different role in migration, serving as a destination country, a country of emigration, a country of transition, or some combination. Morocco is all three. Morocco is in a unique position, as a relatively stable nation with close connections with the European Union, yet also surrounded by political turmoil in sub-Saharan Africa and the countries experiencing the “Arab Spring.” And this is all relatively new for the country. Immigration into Morocco was, until 2005, a largely unexplored issue. Morocco was seen as a country of transit, merely a stopping ground on the road to Europe. In the last several years, however, trends in migration to Morocco have undergone a significant shift, due in large part to increased border control and security which has made the continuation to Europe much more difficult, and often not a realistic possibility. Border security is much stronger and better funded along the northern coast than in the Moroccan-Algerian desert. And given the imperfect and porous inland borders, Morocco is now in a position where it must accept its status as a more permanent destination for sub-Saharan migrants. Yet state policy toward migrants largely ignores the change in demographics, leaving the ever-growing irregular population with no legal rights or citizenship. Having spent the spring of 2012 in Rabat, Morocco studying migration trends in and out of the country, I was exposed to a population of irregular sub-Saharan migrants residing in Morocco, and became intrigued by their vulnerable situation and how they are such a neglected population.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/f45c-7098
Mentor
Carolyn Sargent
Recommended Citation
Doppelt, Sylvie, "Health and Sub-Saharan Migrants in Morocco:
Recent Changes and Future Trends in Healthcare Access and Immigration Policy" (2013). Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses. 158.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/f45c-7098
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