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Migrant rights, immigration policy and human development

Ruhs, Martin (2009): Migrant rights, immigration policy and human development. Published in: Human Development Research Paper (HDRP) Series , Vol. 23, No. 2009

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Abstract

This paper explores the potential impacts of the rights of migrant workers (“migrant rights”) on the human development of actual and potential migrants, their families, and other people in migrants’ countries of origin. A key feature of the paper is its consideration of how migrant rights affect both the capability to move and work in higher income countries (i.e. the access of workers in low-income countries to labour markets of higher-income countries) and capabilities while living and working abroad. The paper suggests that there may be a trade-off between the number and some of the rights of low-skilled migrants admitted to high-income countries and explores the implications for human development.

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