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Free movement and the movement's forgotten freedoms: South African representation of undocumented migrants Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS REFUGEE STATUS MASS MEDIA PUBLIC OPINION JOURNALISTS IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINATION PROCEDURES This RSC working paper examines the South African media's representation of undocumented migrants from 1998 to 2005. Recent literature that deals with media discourse on migration has focused on concepts of 'nation-building' and the emergence of a 'risk society'. This work builds on these themes by examining the relationship between the media's legitimation of state immigration control and South Africa's unique historical tradition of struggle. The paper suggests that anti-Apartheid sentiments constitute a vital, albeit hidden, discursive resource for critics of contemporary immigration controls. Contents, following the introduction: 'The Media, Nationalism, and Immigration Crises', 'Interpreting content against context', 'South African images of undocumented migrants', and summary and conclusion. 2026-09-30T11:44:47Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33353049.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Free_movement_and_the_movement_s_forgotten_freedoms_South_African_representation_of_undocumented_migrants/33353049 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0