ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the theory and practice of international migration with special reference to Southern Africa, especially during the apartheid era. It provides the linkages between immigration and development and underdevelopment in region. It reviews the characteristics, determinants, dynamics and consequences of migration. The chapter suggests that due to uneven development and South Africa's dominant position in the region, migration could adversely affect the development process in the supplier countries. International migration is one of the most enduring and controversial issues that countries in Southern Africa have to grapple with. Reviewing the migration process from economic, political and social perspectives, the chapter investigates the linkages between immigration and development and underdevelopment in region. Human migration is deeply rooted in both the past and present functioning of modern society. In Africa, migration is partially traceable to the arbitrary demarcation of national boundaries by the colonial masters.
