WHAT MEASURES CAN BELIZE IMPLEMENT TO ADDRESS THE EMERGENCE OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION NEAR ITS BORDER?
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Authors
Olivera, Lionel A.
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Government of Belize
GOB
United States
U.S.
National Security and Defense Strategy
NSDS
International Organization for Migration
IOM
GOB
United States
U.S.
National Security and Defense Strategy
NSDS
International Organization for Migration
IOM
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Nieto-Gomez, Rodrigo
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2022-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Belize, as a nation-state, has mostly been reactive in creating policies that do not directly affect the country. Events such as the Central American migrant caravans are an immigration concern for Belize that the country has yet to address since it lacks a comprehensive migrant policy to manage such events. The Central American migrant caravans are only near its borders, and it is not currently a direct conventional threat; however, the country is vulnerable to becoming an alternative destination or transit state, thus the purpose of this thesis.
The thesis reviews the migration policies of four countries (the United States, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Turkey) from three geopolitical regions (North America, Europe, and Asia) facing mass migration issues and the methodology they are utilizing to control this global phenomenon. Studying these countries, two developing and two developed democracies, allows Belize to consider what methods it can utilize in developing and subsequently implementing a comprehensive national migration policy to control any such events that can threaten the erosion of its border management system.
The thesis further evaluates the existing immigration challenges in Belize and offers recommendations for how these challenges can be overcome through a synthesized comparative analysis via a case study of the migration policies of the countries researched.
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