The Issues of Illegal Immigration and its Solutions in the Minority-Border Regions in Yunnan Province, China: A Look at Hekou Yao Autonomous County

Contents
1 Introduction
	1 Topic Selection and Its Significance
	2 Literature Review
	3 Research Design and Main Approaches
	References
2 Overview of Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	1 Definitions and Clarifications of Core Concepts
		1.1 Frontier and Border
		1.2 Migration and Illegal Migration
		1.3 Governance and Illegal Immigration Governance
	2 Categories and Characteristics of Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
		2.1 Overview of the Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
		2.2 Categories and Characteristics of the Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	3 Current Situation of Illegal Immigration in Hekou County
		3.1 Locations and Methods of Investigation
		3.2 Current Situation of Illegal Immigrants
	References
3 Causes of Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	1 Current Theories of the Causes of Illegal Immigration
		1.1 Overseas Theories Regarding the Causes of Illegal Immigration and Their Limitations
		1.2 Explanations and Implications of the Theories on the Causes of Illegal Immigration Proposed by Chinese Scholars
	2 Complicated and Special Causes of Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
		2.1 Rapid Economic and Social Development as Major Pull Factors
		2.2 Easy Illegal Border Crossing Due to Unique Geological Environment and Lax Border Management
		2.3 Optimal Immigration: Costs and Risks of Immigration
		2.4 Current Conditions and Policies in Yunnan’s Neighboring Countries as Push Factors
	References
4 Impact of Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	1 Political, Economic and Social Impact
		1.1 Disrupting Border Security
		1.2 Threatening Public Safety
		1.3 Triggering Criminal Activities
	2 Impact on Population Security
		2.1 Population Size
		2.2 General Competence of the Population
	3 Impact on National Self-Identification
		3.1 Theoretical Hypotheses
		3.2 Conclusion
	4 Impact on International Relations
		4.1 Illegal Immigration Has Significant Implications for International Relations
		4.2 Illegal Immigration and China-Vietnam Relations
	References
5 Practices of Illegal Immigration Governance in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	1 The Governing Bodies
		1.1 Vertical Structure of Governing Bodies
		1.2 Horizontal Structure of Governing Bodies
	2 Governing Methods
		2.1 Basis of Governance
		2.2 Difficulties in Governance
		2.3 Judicial Assistance
	References
6 Policy Response to Illegal Immigration in Yunnan Border Areas with a High Concentration of Ethnic Minorities
	1 Border Policies
		1.1 What China Can Learn from Border Policy in France, the US and Russia
		1.2 China’s Border Policies: Establishment and Basic Principles
	2 The Rule of Law
		2.1 Legislation
		2.2 Law Enforcement
	3 Overcoming Difficulties
		3.1 Border Management
		3.2 Legal Status
	References
7 Conclusion: Building China’s Illegal Immigration Governance System
Afterword
Bibliography