Western nations risk exacerbating instability in countries facing mass migration by tightening borders and cutting development aid. Amy Pope, the Director General of IOM, emphasizes that solely enforcing borders is a short-sighted approach. Effective management of irregular migration requires investments in stabilizing conditions in origin countries. Pope warns against prematurely repatriating refugees from Syria, as it may worsen their situations. She also notes the ripple effects of stringent US border policies, which have led to fewer arrivals to the US and increased migration within Latin America.
If you want to manage irregular migration, then you need to make investments in stabilising populations closer to where the migration begins.
It is short-sighted to cut foreign assistance without identifying alternatives to make sure that populations are not on the move.
If Syrians go home too quickly and they're facing further destabilisation, further conflict, if their children aren't safe, if their homes are still destroyed and they have nowhere to go, that could actually backfire.
We're seeing a reversal of the flows. Not only are fewer people coming to the United States, but there are more people on the move within Latin America.
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