Panel Transcript: Illegal Immigration by Sea
By Mark Krikorian, Viktor Marsai, George Fishman, and Eric Ruark on April 18, 2024
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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.
The International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) hosted this event to address this issue, entitled “Illegal Immigration by Sea: Challenges in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean”.
Participants:
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.
Date and Location:
April 11, 2024
Washington, DC
MARK KRIKORIAN: Good morning. My name is Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
And the issue of illegal immigration is, obviously, constantly in the news, but it’s almost all – in the United States, the discussion is almost all about the land border, our border with Mexico specifically. The issue of illegal immigration by sea, whether – whichever side of the Atlantic or even out in the Pacific that it happens, doesn’t get the same level of attention. And yet, it’s extremely important and is very – and it presents really different challenges from dealing with illegal immigration on land.
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