18.11.2016 Views

Migrant Smuggling Data and Research

zgw9fv2

zgw9fv2

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

etween 1.9 million <strong>and</strong> 3.8 million people, while between 430,000 <strong>and</strong> 618,000<br />

Indian nationals were estimated as residing in the United Kingdom illegally, <strong>and</strong><br />

240,000 in the United States (UNHCR, 2015b). However, according to Pitkanen<br />

<strong>and</strong> Korepla (2014), in 2013, the proportion of Indians living irregularly in<br />

the United Kingdom is less than 10,000 people <strong>and</strong> lower than that in other<br />

European Union Member States. Pitkänen <strong>and</strong> Korepla (2014) source their data<br />

from Eurostat.<br />

Pakistan<br />

Pakistan is a destination country for people, such as Hazara, from<br />

Afghanistan. In 2013, it was estimated that there were 4 million irregular migrants<br />

in Pakistan, with approximately 2.7 million being Afghans (UNODC, 2013).<br />

According to the UNODC (2015:12), “the main destination countries for<br />

smuggled migrants from Pakistan are Germany, Sc<strong>and</strong>inavian countries, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

United Kingdom, although Austria, Belgium, France <strong>and</strong> Italy are also popular<br />

destination countries”. Australia was a popular destination country for irregular<br />

migrants from Pakistan in 2012. However, subsequent to changes in Australian<br />

policy, irregular migrants from Pakistan reduced dramatically.<br />

According to the Federal Investigation Agency, over 50,000 irregular<br />

migrants were deported to Pakistan in 2011 <strong>and</strong> 2012 (UNODC, 2013).<br />

Sri Lanka<br />

Key destination countries for Sri Lankans are Australia (for which irregular<br />

migration has considerably decreased from 2011 highs), Canada, France,<br />

Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zeal<strong>and</strong>, the United Arab Emirates <strong>and</strong> the<br />

United States. While information relating to asylum applications exists, there<br />

appears to be limited data involving the number of actual irregular migrants,<br />

with 2012 data showing up to 2,812 Sri Lankans attempted to enter Canada<br />

irregularly, while 6,412 irregular migrants arrived in Australia in 2012 (UNODC,<br />

2015). In 2011 <strong>and</strong> 2012, Australia was a key destination country; however,<br />

driven in part by strong policy responses by the Government of Australia, the<br />

trend has shifted towards Europe <strong>and</strong> Canada.<br />

<strong>Migrant</strong> <strong>Smuggling</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Research</strong>:<br />

A global review of the emerging evidence base<br />

199

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!