Migration presents a stark policy dilemma. Research repeatedly confirms that migrants, their families back home, and … the countries that welcome them experience large economic and social gains. Easing immigration restrictions is one of the … destination countries, where migrants are depicted as the primary cause of many of their economic problems, from high unemployment …

lower skills, raising important implications for the migrants themselves and receiving regions. Cities are the destination … migrates. Workers leaving regions because of water deficits are often less advantaged than typical migrants and bring with them … of most internal migrants, but even here, water scarcity can haunt them. Water shortages in urban areas, which lead to so …

Building on a recent groundbreaking OECD/IOM/World Bank seminar which brought together over 300 trade and migration … officials, this book examines the main issues in the current debate on trade and migration as they relate to mode 4 and the … current WTO services negotiations. It also explores possible ways forward for building greater understanding between the trade …

world population -- Figure O.2 Global refugee numbers have grown in recent years but are a small share of migrants and an … insignificant share of world population -- Figure O.3 Disproportionately large numbers of migrants move to a few rich countries … students in many economies -- Figure O.17 Migrants and labor forces became more educated across the world -- Figure O.18 Both …

: Regional Challenges versus National instruments and Interests -- 1. Reforming South African Immigration Policy in the … in South Africa: Implications for Development -- Appendix A: Immigration Legislation and Policy in South African and the …