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

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Jeni Klugman

United Nations Development Programme - HDRO

Isabel Medalho Pereira

Evora University

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

Suggested Citation

Klugman, Jeni and Medalho Pereira, Isabel, Assessment of National Migration Policies: An Emerging Picture on Admissions, Treatment and Enforcement in Developing and Developed Countries (October 1, 2009). United Nations Human Development Research Paper No. 48, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1595435 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1595435

Jeni Klugman

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Isabel Medalho Pereira (Contact Author)

Evora University ( email )

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