Assessment of National Migration Policies
An emerging picture on admissions, treatment and enforcement in developing and developed countries
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Klugman, Jeni, Pereira, Isabel. 2009. Assessment of National Migration Policies: An emerging picture on admissions, treatment and enforcement in developing and developed countries. New York.
Assessment of National Migration Policies
An emerging picture on admissions, treatment and enforcement in developing and developed countries
Posted on: January 01, 2009
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 HDRO staff.