Counteracting Illegal Immigration to Poland on the Polish-Ukrainian Border in 2009–2019 Cover Image

Przeciwdziałanie nielegalnej imigracji do Polski na granicy polsko-ukraińskiej w latach 2009–2019
Counteracting Illegal Immigration to Poland on the Polish-Ukrainian Border in 2009–2019

Author(s): Grzegorz Tutak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: illegal migration; cross-border cooperation; cross-border crime; Border Guard; foreigners

Summary/Abstract: Illegal migration is one of the most frequently committed border crimes. The cooperation of states and specialized services in the field of combating and counteracting illegal migration is an expression of the implementation of the overriding goal, which is the security of the state and its citizens. As shown by the statistics of the Border Guard, the Polish-Ukrainian border is characterized by the greatest personal traffic. In 2009–2019, most illegal immigration was recorded on this section of the border. The article discusses the scale and scope of the phenomenon of illegal immigration on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and highlights the cooperation of services and organizations competent in this field

  • Issue Year: 28/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 128-148
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish