Tread lightly: Data on irregular migration needs careful handling
Data on irregular migration is often limited, outdated and even biased. While more and better data provides hope for more evidence-based policymaking, it's essential to approach data use with care and safeguards. Read more in this blog from ICMPD.
Discourses, narratives and counter narratives on irregular migration
In the 7th webinar in our Joint Webinar Series, researchers from the I-CLAIM project will shed light on the public discourse around irregularity in Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. Register via this link to hear more!
The number of irregular immigrants in Europe has remained the same for 16 years and represents less than 1% of the population
Portuguese newspaper Publico reports about MIrreM's database on estimates of the undocumented population in Europe and interviews MIrreM researcher João Miguel Carvalho about the Portuguese context.
What’s the truth about ‘irregular migration’ levels?
In this piece for The Spectator, Ross Clark unpacks estimates of the undocumented population in the UK, as gathered by MIrreM researchers. Clarks underlines limits to data collection and reliability, as stressed in the MIrreM research.
Irregular migration into UK and large European countries is same as 2008, research shows
The Guardian reports about MIrreM's database on estimates of the undocumented population in Europe and in the UK specifically.
NEWSLETTER #7
Read our seventh newsletter for more information on our new database on irregular migration stocks, how fit is data for policymaking, how irregular migration is managed in 20 countries, and more!
NEWSLETTER #6
Read our sixth newsletter for more information on our latest publications about the EU policy framework on irregular migration, local-level indicators, irregular migration flows, and more!
