‘Illegal migration’ in Arakan: myths and numbers - New Mandala

‘Illegal migration’ in Arakan: myths and numbers - New Mandala: One of the rationales underlying the persecution of the Rohingya by the Burmese state is that they are “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh”, having flooded Rakhine State (formerly known, and referred to here, as Arakan State) over the last century. But how valid are such claims in the face of available evidence? The border between Bangladesh...