Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the policies related to undocumented migrant children in France and draw policy implications for Korea with consideration of the realities of Korean society in an era of widespread transnational imm...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the policies related to undocumented migrant children in France and draw policy implications for Korea with consideration of the realities of Korean society in an era of widespread transnational immigration.
Design/methodology/data/approach: This article examined policies related to undocumented migrants in France. It did so to better inform policies in South Korea regarding children of undocumented immigrants.
Findings/Results: The results show that policies for undocumented migrant children in France are guided by the principles of openness, equal opportunity, justice, and social unity. The main policy framework of France related to undocumented migrant children are as follows: 1) Human rights, 2) educational support for global citizenship, 3) inclusive educational support based on need.
Value: As more migrants stay for longer periods or settle in Korea, the discourse on migration policies, particularly policies regarding children of undocumented migrants, has grown more complicated and its scope has expanded further beyond the discourse of a nation-state. Based on these findings, this paper presents policy implications for Korea.