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<p>This qualitative study describes the aspirations that led migrants to stay in Switzerland for more than 10 years in an irregular residence situation and how their aspirations are transformed with the implementation of a regularization program. The prospect of regularization allows undocumented migrants to project themselves more positively into the future. However, there are important differences between young adults, those with children in Switzerland, those living in transnational families, elderly migrants and single parents.</p>
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This qualitative study describes the aspirations that led migrants to stay in Switzerland for more than 10 years in an irregular residence situation and how their aspirations are transformed with the implementation of a regularization program. The prospect of regularization allows undocumented migrants to project themselves more positively into the future. However, there are important differences between young adults, those with children in Switzerland, those living in transnational families, elderly migrants and single parents.

When the Set of Known Opportunities Broadens: Aspirations and Imagined Futures of Undocumented Migrants Applying for Regularization

Pôle de recherche national LIVES, Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d’études des vulnérabilités (CIGEV), Institut de recherches sociologiques (IRS)

Pôle de recherche national LIVES, Institut de recherches sociologiques (IRS)

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève et Faculté de médecine, Université de Genève

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This qualitative study describes the aspirations that led migrants to stay in Switzerland for more than 10 years in an irregular residence situation and how...

When the Set of Known Opportunities Broadens: Aspirations and Imagined Futures of Undocumented Migrants Applying for Regularization

Publié en ligne: 12 juil. 2022

Pages: 353 - 376

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2022-0018

Mots clés
Migration, undocumented migrants, aspirations, regularization, operation Papyrus

© 2022 Liala Consoli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

When the Set of Known Opportunities Broadens: Aspirations and Imagined Futures of Undocumented Migrants Applying for Regularization

Publié en ligne: 12 juil. 2022

Pages: 353 - 376

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2022-0018

Mots clésMigration, undocumented migrants, aspirations, regularization, operation Papyrus

© 2022 Liala Consoli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Migration, undocumented migrants, aspirations, regularization, operation Papyrus