Assessment of National Migration Policies: An Emerging Picture on Admissions, Treatment and Enforcement in Developing and Developed Countries
United Nations Human Development Research Paper No. 48
28 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2010
Date Written: October 1, 2009
Abstract
This paper presents an internationally comparable assessment of several dimensions of migration policies as of early 2009. For a selected set of 28 countries, both developed and developing, we analyse the admission criteria, policies on integration and treatment of migrants, and efforts to enforce those policies. Irregular migration is a particular area of focus. The analysis distinguishes between different entry regimes, namely: labour migrants (high or low skilled, with a permanent or a temporary permit), those who move with a family-related visa, humanitarian migrants (asylum seekers and refugees), international visitors and international students. The data is drawn from an assessment by country experts as well as by desk-research of the Human Development Report Office staff.
Keywords: Migration Policies, Admission, Treatment, Enforcement
JEL Classification: J15, J18, J61, J83
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