PDF - New patterns of irregular migration in Europe (2004)

Irregular migrants are doubly victims. Leaving a difficult, sometimes impossible situation in their country of origin, they are often confronted with serious deficiencies in reception and migration policy management. New patterns of irregular migration in Europe provides an overview of the complex and interrelated issues linked to irregular migration, such as clandestine/illegal migration, requests for and refusal of asylum, and traffic in human beings, to name but a few.