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The struggle over migration policy [PDF]
Journal 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?
RSF: 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
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Towards a European migration policy [PDF]
Population 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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Social 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
Refuge, 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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A review of experimental evidence of how communication affects attitudes to immigration
Comparative 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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Comparative 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
Comparative 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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Journal of Open Humanities Data, 2020 Dramatic changes in the ethnic composition of countries in the last decades have sparked new interest among social scientists in studying and uncovering the role of ethnic diversity on social, political and economic outcomes.
Lenka Drazanova
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Migrant Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Sri Lankans Abroad
Dve Domovini, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the unfair and vulnerable situations endured by migrant workers. This article explores the realities of migrant workers stranded overseas during the pandemic. Focusing on evidence from the experiences of Sri Lankan migrants,
Bilesha Weeraratne
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