[LINK] The Illegals: Why Are They Here?

[rfmcdonald]

Right now, the invaluable Migration Information website has a study from February 2004 examining the situation of illegal immigrants in Belgium. They have mixed motives for turning out--a desire for refugee, a desire to earn money--but, as the authors reasonably conclude, what could be no natural? Trying to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate entries into a given regime's territory is, as always, difficult.