THE ROLE OF LAW AND IMMIGRATION SUPERVISION IN MAINTAINING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE INDONESIAN STATE Evi Oktarina, Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, Firman Freaddy Busroh
Doctoral Program of Law, Universitas Borobudur, Jakarta, Indonesia
Faculty of Law, Universitas Borobudur, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum Sumpah Pemuda, Palembang, Indonesia
Abstract
The Indonesian government seeks to support economic growth through the tourism sector in order to increase foreign exchange sources. So the government grants free short-stay visas to foreign nationals. Immigration plays a very important role in the sovereignty of the country where immigration is the main gateway to the country. Immigration is an agency authorized to supervise the traffic of people entering and leaving Indonesian territory as stated in Article 1 number 1 of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration. Based on UN data as of April 2022, Indonesia is the 4th ranked country with the largest population in the world. With a population of 278,752,361 inhabitants equivalent to 3.51% of the earth^s population. The development of globalization and an increasing economy and an increasing population have made humans migrate to other countries. The impact of changes in the economic cycle in each country is different, of course, it will cause criminality in each country. Criminality is not only from an economic point of view, but also in terms of politics, social, and state security. In this regard, immigration must be selective in accepting foreign nationals into Indonesia, in order to maintain the stability of state security from threats, disturbances, and obstacles from outside so that the sovereignty of the Indonesian state can be maintained.
Keywords: Sovereignty, Immigration Oversight, Legal Role
