1. World Migration in the Age of Globalization: Policy Implications and Challenges.
- Author
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Li, Peter S.
- Subjects
EMIGRATION & immigration ,GLOBALIZATION ,POPULATION aging ,LABOR supply ,DEMOGRAPHIC transition ,POPULATION - Abstract
Economic globalization has changed the nature and volume of world migration. The world migrant population reached 190 million in 2005, but migration tends to be from less developed to more developed regions. Changes in world migration are related to fundamental features of economic globalization, but also influenced by demographic transitions in immigrant-receiving societies. Declining fertility and population aging compel many advanced industrial countries to rely on immigration for growth in labour force and population, but the demand is largely for highly-skilled immigrants. Globalization produces contradictory tendencies, making it easier for highly-educated professionals to migrate while displacing unskilled workers in traditional economies. Immigrant-receiving countries are confronted with issues related to international migration, including the need to develop a long-term immigration policy to attract immigrants with substantial human capital and to strengthen security to bar the entry of unskilled migrants and asylum seekers. Competition amongst immigrant-receiving societies for highly-skilled workers is increasing. Future brain drain is likely to be multidirectional and the world community may be compelled to agree upon a universal framework under which, world migration could be regulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2007