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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Human smuggling"”.
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蛇頭 Snakehead: To what extent are Chinese Organised Crime Groups involved in Human Smuggling from China to the United Kingdom?
… Media and public perceptions often confuse human smuggling and trafficking and assume the involvement of organised crime. This can be seen in discourse relating to human smuggling from China to the UK where Snakeheads are frequently said to be either organised crime or working with criminals …
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The use and formation of social networks among asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland
… of migration frequently necessitates the use of human-smugglers to enable migrant travel. Where strong ties fail to facilitate asylum migration and non-commercial ‘weak’ ties have limited scope, it is predominantly ‘weak’ commercial ties with smugglers, which deliver the desired outcome. As a …
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The political origins and development of Australia’s people smuggling legislation: Evil smugglers or extreme rhetoric?
This thesis explores the Australian State response to the voyage facilitators of maritime asylum seekers, commonly known as ‘people smugglers’. It does so by examining a number of Parliamentary debates and previously confidential Cabinet papers. Negative depictions of asylum seekers and their …
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An Inferentially Robust Look at Two Competing Explanations for the Surge in Unauthorized Migration From Central America
… advocates, progressive media outlets, and human rights organizations identify poverty and violence (the Poverty and Violence Hypothesis) in Central America as the primary triggers responsible. In contrast, while most government officials, conservative think tanks, and the agencies that work …