THE ISSUE OF UNDOCUMENTED IN-MIGRATION TO ASSAM: A PERCEPTION STUDY ANALYSIS

Abstract

Undocumented in-migration continues to be an unabated issue in the entire Northeastern state including Assam as it affects the state’s politics in a major way. Intellectuals cannot be defined according to the jobs they do, rather it may be done by the manner they act, their viewpoints, and their values towards the society. For the issue of undocumented migrants and their impact on the indigenous society, the present survey has been conducted among a selected group of intellectuals in Assam to understand their perception, awareness, and sensibility on this burning issue and also to justify the scope of studying the topic in the present context. The survey has enormous value to policymakers to develop sound remedial management policy which can play a significant role. The questionnaire used during the survey has 23 semi-structured questions covering 13 themes related to the issue in question in the socio-legal domain. The provision of giving their personal suggestions for remedy is also there. The results of the data collected allowed the interviewer to make an overall assessment of how receptive the participants were to the issue.