Political and Security Causes of Irregular Migration in Iraq

Abstract

Illegal immigration is the infiltration across land borders or across maritime borders and residing in other countries illegally to leave the country for many reasons that may be judicial or administrative prosecutions. In many cases, Iraqis have immigrated illegally, especially the youth, due to many problems they are struggling with, so they resort to neighboring countries and through them to other countries for the purpose of residing in them. Because of the welcome they receive, they immigrate secretly, leaving their country. After 2003, Iraq witnessed a deteriorating political, economic and security situation that forced many Iraqis to immigrate outside the country. On the other hand, the media played an important role in shaping the trends of the Iraqi public in general and the youth in particular, as television channels provided different visions and perceptions so that the issue of immigration became the main concern of Iraqis, especially the youth, and the talk of everyone from the people of different affiliations. There are many reasons for illegal illegal immigration, and in Iraq, the political and security reasons were the most influential, as wars and internal conflicts resulting from ethnic conflicts or Ideology is among the most important motives for illegal immigration, and the government’s inability to adopt good governance leads to the emergence of marginalization and exploitation of young people, which generates a tendency among them to seek ways of illegal immigration.