The social and economic impacts of illegal migration on returnees and their families in omo nada district, Jmma zone, Oromia national reginal state, Ethiopia.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the socio-economic impacts of illegal migration on the returned migrants and their families in Omo Nada district Jimma zone. To this end, face to face interview was conducted with the 64 returnees in Nada town selected using census enumeration survey. Moreover, case studies, Focus groups discussions, in-depth interview, and key informant's interviews were used to collect the data required for the study. Quantitative data obtained from the study was analyzed using percentages and frequencies. Likewise, case descriptions and thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The findings of the study indicated that the social impacts of migration on the returnees are, the new culture and environment in the destination, loves of intimate family left behind, and emotional cost. While, the economic impacts are economic and financial costs paid for the brokers or smugglers. In addition, the migration of respondents also affected the lives of their families which has emotional costs and affects economy of the families. The study also identified that measures taken by government and other concerned body to reintegrate the returnees was that they provided lands for agriculture, priority given to employed in service sector, they provided trainings, and they provided a land for trading places. Based on the findings recommendations are made for Regional, zonal, and werada's those who works at the different level of policy makers and administrators to consider returnees migrants in schemes of developments.