Financial Times
States that host large
numbers of immigrants should resist popular pressure to erect barriers to
newcomers in the economic downturn and highlight the economic benefits of
migration, according to UN development experts. In a study published yesterday,
the UN Development Programme acknowledged that closing the door to people from
abroad would be short-sighted, even from an economic perspective.
Research for the report
suggests that the gains from a 5 per cent increase in the number of migrants in
developed countries would be worth $190bn (€130bn, £119bn).
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