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The treatment of irregular migrants during COVID-19: A comparative analysis of Italian and Portuguese responses
Stosunek do nieregularnych imigrantów w czasie pandemii COVID-19: analiza porównawcza podejść włoskiego i portugalskiego
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Abstract The aim of the article is to compare two emergency migration legislation adopted in Italy and Portugal. The article attempts to prove the link between integration and law, analyzing the different approaches of Italy and Portugal to the policy problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. As two of the South... view more
The aim of the article is to compare two emergency migration legislation adopted in Italy and Portugal. The article attempts to prove the link between integration and law, analyzing the different approaches of Italy and Portugal to the policy problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. As two of the Southern EU Member States with different views on immigration policies, Italy and Portugal represent an interesting case study to investigate. The article benefits from an interdisciplinary approach, addressing the issue, combining both the legal and political literature. Ultimately, the article tries to assess if the current measures are in line with the regularization policies that have been adopted in the past decade. The main finding is that both states tend to pass emergency legislation favoring migrants and granting them equal access to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing the link between law and integration. Further empirical research is desirable.... view less
Keywords
Italy; Portugal; migration policy; immigration; integration; right of asylum; legislation; epidemic
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Law
Free Keywords
COVID-19
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 123-138
Journal
Studia z Polityki Publicznej / Public Policy Studies, 7 (2020) 4
ISSN
2719-7131
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed