Published December 2022 | Version v1
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What Happens When Migration Control and Social Assistance Get Entangled?

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Since 2019, Swiss social services are legally obliged to spontaneously report foreign nationals receiving social assistance to migration services. When deciding on the renewal or prolongation of residence permits, migration agents must assess the “causes” for welfare receipts under the premise that such receipts are a sign of a lack of “integration”. Migration control thereby diffuses into other legal and administrative fields, particularly social assistance administrations.

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Subtitle
in a nutshell #23
Alternative title (French)
Que se passe-t-il quand le contrôle des migrations et l'aide sociale s'entrecroisent ?
Alternative title (German)
Was geschieht, wenn sich Migrationskontrolle und Sozialhilfe verschränken ?

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation
NCCR On the Move: The Migration-Mobility Nexus (phase III) 205605