The illegal migration of Africans to Yemen and its social, economic and political repercussions

Abstract

     The phenomenon of illegal immigration has been distinguished from other phenomena by being a secret and mysterious phenomenon that carries many problems and repercussions on the receiving country or going through it, especially when linked to security, terrorism and sovereignty. Consequently, efforts should be intensified to combat and reduce them. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the reality of illegal immigration to Yemen, and to know the ways and ports through which it passes, and the policies related to its outrage, and to analyze its economic, social and political repercussions on the country.

    Therefore, some methods, such as the historical method, were used to analyze and link the development of the problem from the past to the present, and we also relied on the descriptive analytical method to describe and analyze this phenomenon through quantitative and qualitative data collected through theoretical and field studies. They are betting their lives by making the decision to emigrate, as death follows them and accompanies them until the end of the journey, and illegal immigration has contributed to increasing the negative political, economic and social repercussions represented in destabilizing the economy, high unemployment rates in Yemen, the spread of crimes, forgery, fraud, theft, witchcraft, beggary and the emergence of many infectious diseases within society. Yemen, It also formed security and political chaos inside Yemen, as it contributed to the increase in armed groups and smuggling networks and the entry of extremist ideology into Yemen.

   We also found through this study that illegal immigration to Yemen is no longer confined to the youth group, or to a specific gender, as women, children and the elderly have entered this field, and the policy adopted in Yemen to prevent the spread of the phenomenon remains ineffective because it is basically It is a precautionary measure, and on this basis, this phenomenon continues to follow an increasing and dangerous trend, and the country loses from it. Therefore, this study concluded with a set of recommendations, which in its entirety lead to the adoption of serious and decisive policies to combat and limit it.