A Proposed Framework for the Study of Illegal Migration

In this article an attempt is made to introduce a comprehensive framework for the study of illegal migration that incorporates all factors related to this phenomenon. The proposed framework integrates macro-level, meso-level, and micro-level factors. In addition, the framework incorporates factors and routes of migrants in the countries of origin, transit, and destination. The framework incorporates the factor of illegality in human mobility which is not considered in the existing migration theories.