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”.
Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
Host
Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
Guests
George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Migration Research Institute.
Eric Ruark is the Director of Research at Numbers USA.
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Panel Video
Panel Transcript
Panel Press Release
Intro Montage
Voices in the opening montage: