Contemporary Migration to South Africa

AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Contemporary Migration
to South Africa
A Regional Development Issue
Aurelia Segatti and Loren B. Landau, EditorsContemporary
Migration to
South AfricaContemporary
Migration to
South Africa
A Regional
Development Issue
Aurelia Segatti and Loren B. Landau
Editors
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Preface xiii
Contributors xvii
Acknowledgmentsix
Abbreviations xxi
Overview 1
Volume Overview 1
Recommendations for Research and Policy Development 5
Introduction
Migration to South Africa: Regional Challenges versus
National Instruments and Interests 9
Aurelia Segatti
South Africa in Southern Africa: The Other Migration Hub 11
Migration and Recent Labor Market Transformation in South Africa 17
The Institutional Framework: Regional Divergence and
the Preference for Bilateralism 22
A Regional Migration-Development Challenge? 25
Organization of This Volume 26
Notes 27
References 27
1 Reforming South African Immigration Policy in the
Postapartheid Period (1990–2010) 31
Aurelia Segatti
The Genesis of a Discriminatory Migration System (1910–91) 34
viiviii CONTENTS
The Emergence of a Democratic Reformist Movement
(1991–2003) 42
Overcoming Institutionalized and Reactionary Interests
(1994–2008) 49
The Resilience of Policing and Administrative Practices in the
Post–1994 Era 54
Conclusion: The Aftermath of the 2008 Events 60
Notes 61
References 63
2 The Role of Skilled Labor 67
Stephen Ellis and Aurelia Segatti
The “Skills Problem” 68
Where Do Skilled Southern Africans Emigrate? 71
Current Government Policy on Skilled Labor Migration 73
Conclusion: Is “South Africa First” a Good Policy for
Southern Africa? 75
Notes 78
References 78
3 Mobility and Municipalities: Local Authorities,
Local Impacts, and the Challenges of Movement 81
Loren B. Landau, Aurelia Segatti, and Jean Pierre Misago
Local Management of Migration: Policy Frameworks
and Effects 82
Offi cials’ Perspectives on Domestic and International
Migration 84
Consultation, Planning, and Budgeting for Mobility 90
Intergovernmental Coordination on Planning
and Service Delivery 95
The Practice of Uncoordination: Security, Confl ict,
and Social Cohesion 97
Conclusions 99
Notes 102
References 103