Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, David A
dc.contributor.authorZinyama, Lovemore
dc.contributor.authorGay, John
dc.contributor.authorde Vletter, Fion
dc.contributor.authorMattes, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-23T09:24:12Z
dc.date.available2016-05-23T09:24:12Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2016-05-20T07:39:00Z
dc.description.abstractAlthough a more balanced debate about cross-border migration in South Africa is starting to take place, xenophobic stereotypes about migrants of African origin are still all too common. Allusions to a "flood of illegal aliens" who bring disease and crime to the country and who are seen to be a threat to the social and fiscal stability of South Africa are, unfortunately, still rife in the mainstream press in South Africa. This article is an attempt to challenge some of these stereotypes. Drawing on national surveys recently conducted by the Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) in Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, it will be argued that much of the negative stereotyping around cross-border migration from these three countries in particular is unfounded. A profile of migration histories of those interviewed is followed by a discussion of peoples' attitudes towards cross-border movement and immigration policy as well as an analysis of possible future migration trends. The article concludes with a discussion of the policy relevance of the research and makes some general policy recommendations.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2675946
dc.identifier.apacitationMcDonald, D. A., Zinyama, L., Gay, J., de Vletter, F., & Mattes, R. (2004). Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa. <i>International Migration Review</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19782en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcDonald, David A, Lovemore Zinyama, John Gay, Fion de Vletter, and Robert Mattes "Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa." <i>International Migration Review</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19782en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcDonald, D. A., Zinyama, L., Gay, J., De Vletter, F., & Mattes, R. (2000). Guess who's coming to dinner: Migration from Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to South Africa. International Migration Review, 813-841.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0197-9183en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - McDonald, David A AU - Zinyama, Lovemore AU - Gay, John AU - de Vletter, Fion AU - Mattes, Robert AB - Although a more balanced debate about cross-border migration in South Africa is starting to take place, xenophobic stereotypes about migrants of African origin are still all too common. Allusions to a "flood of illegal aliens" who bring disease and crime to the country and who are seen to be a threat to the social and fiscal stability of South Africa are, unfortunately, still rife in the mainstream press in South Africa. This article is an attempt to challenge some of these stereotypes. Drawing on national surveys recently conducted by the Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) in Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, it will be argued that much of the negative stereotyping around cross-border migration from these three countries in particular is unfounded. A profile of migration histories of those interviewed is followed by a discussion of peoples' attitudes towards cross-border movement and immigration policy as well as an analysis of possible future migration trends. The article concludes with a discussion of the policy relevance of the research and makes some general policy recommendations. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Migration Review LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 SM - 0197-9183 T1 - Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa TI - Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19782 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19782
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcDonald DA, Zinyama L, Gay J, de Vletter F, Mattes R. Guess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africa. International Migration Review. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19782.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.sourceInternational Migration Reviewen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1747-7379
dc.titleGuess who's coming to dinner: migration from Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to South Africaen_ZA
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