The three durable solutions for refugees (resettlement, local integration and repatriation) focus the world's efforts--and financial resources--on solutions for refugees in practical, organised ways. 

We now need a solutions-based approach for those in irregular status.  In our experience, there are three durable, viable solutions to help manage irregular migration by actually reducing it, with the result that "return" is no longer an issue of such prevalence.

1. The organisation of safe and legal avenues of migration that match the mutual need of destination countries and migrants themselves.
2. A reality-based integration of irregular migrants already present, including sensible and fair regularisation programmes.
3. Development of decent jobs and other opportunities for migrants to stay at home--in particular, the fundamental right not to migrate.

Like durable solutions for refugees, these will not solve all problems, but rather will help manage migration--and the challenge of irregular migration--far more effectively than the current over-emphasis on return.

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