Policy makers in migrant-receiving countries must often strike a delicate balance between economic needs, that would dictate a substantial increase in the number of foreign workers, and political and electoral imperatives, that typically result in highly restrictive immigration policies....

Policy-makers in European countries typically complain about the low level of labour mobility within Europe. At the same time they appear to be increasingly concerned about growing migration pressures from outside the European Community. In this paper, we try to cast some light on the issues of...