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The struggle over migration policy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Population Economics, 2005
We analyze the endogenous determination of migration quota, viewing it as an outcome of a two-stage political struggle between two interest groups: those in favor and those against the proposed migration quota. First, we compare the proposed policies of the two interest groups under random behavior of the government, with and without lobbying.
Epstein, Gil S., Nitzan, Shmuel
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Do Employer-Sponsored Immigrants Fare Better in Labor Markets Than Family-Sponsored Immigrants?

open access: yesRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2020
Debates about revising U.S. legal immigration policies tend to question the economic value of immigrants sponsored by family members rather than by employers. To date, little evidence has been cited.
Julia Gelatt
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a pro-active European labour migration policy : concrete measures for a comprehensive package [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Today, Europe is confronted with a remarkable paradox on its labour market. While many are out of work, there is also a serious need for labour. In addressing labour needs, the first priority for the EU and the Member States will be to reinforce policies
Migration Policy Centre Team   +1 more
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Towards a European migration policy [PDF]

open access: yesPopulation Research and Policy Review, 1993
The stagnating West European population combined with the prosperous economic development of the European Community (EC) generate strong economic incentives for immigration. The drastic political changes in Eastern Europe generate emigration pressures. There are a variety of problems with economic and political integration of migrants. The paper argues
Straubhaar, Thomas, Zimmermann, Klaus F
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Challenging the Nation-State from within: The Emergence of Transmunicipal Solidarity in the Course of the EU Refugee Controversy

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2019
In the context of the so-called refugee crisis, political disputes about solidarity become a central issue with member states applying competing concepts.
Christiane Heimann   +3 more
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Beauty and Beautification in Refugees’ Lives and Their Implications for Refugee Policy

open access: yesRefuge, 2023
This article seeks to understand the significance of everyday beauty in refugees’ lives and its implications for refugee policy; it is one of the first pieces of scholarship to explore this subject in this context. A review of the existing literature on
Stephanie Acker
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Using emotions in migration policy communication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
What makes migration communication effective? How can we communicate on migration in a way that allows us to meet contemporary policy objectives, such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration’s eponymous goals (UN, 2018), “de ...
DENNISON, James
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A review of experimental evidence of how communication affects attitudes to immigration

open access: yesComparative Migration Studies, 2022
The need for strategic communication in migration policymaking is increasingly widely recognised. Whereas until recently there was relatively little academic evidence of what forms of immigration communication are effective, the past few years have seen ...
James Dennison
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The interdependency of border bureaucracies and mobility intermediaries: a street-level view of migration infrastructuring

open access: yesComparative Migration Studies, 2023
Building on the case of visa procedures, this article analyses the relationship between border bureaucracies and intermediaries understood as actors, organisations and knowledge that facilitate, shape, and enable human mobility.
Federica Infantino
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Re-thinking the drivers of regular and irregular migration: evidence from the MENA region

open access: yesComparative Migration Studies, 2022
Why do individuals vary in their desire to emigrate? Why are some willing to emigrate irregularly? This article tests four theoretical approaches—socio-demographics; economic and political context; access to migrant networks; and psychological factors ...
James Dennison
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