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International Migration Policies: Government Views and Priorities

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CONTENTS Page PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................. HIGHLIGHTS ....................................................................................................................................... CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... DEFINITIONS OF MIGRATION POLICY VARIABLES .............................................................................. EXPLANATORY NOTES........................................................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ............................................................................. 1.1. OVERALL TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION....................................................... 1.2. REGIONAL DIFFERENTIALS IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ......................................... 1.3. CONTRIBUTION OF NET MIGRATION TO OVERALL POPULATION CHANGE ..................... 1.4. CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ...................................................... IMMIGRATION POLICIES ........................................................................................................ 2.1. GOVERNMENT VIEWS AND POLICIES ON REGULAR IMMIGRATION ................................ 2.2. PERMANENT MIGRATION ............................................................................................... 2.3. TEMPORARY MIGRATION ............................................................................................... 2.4. MIGRATION FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION ..................................................................... 2.5. HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRATION ........................................................................................ POLICIES TO ENCOURAGE INTEGRATION, NATURALIZATION AND RETURN OF MIGRANTS . 3.1. PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS .............................................................. 3.2. NATURALIZATION POLICIES .......................................................................................... 3.3. ENCOURAGING THE RETURN OF MIGRANTS TO THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN ............... EMIGRATION POLICIES .......................................................................................................... 4.1. GOVERNMENT VIEWS AND POLICIES ON EMIGRATION .................................................. 4.2. EMIGRATION OF HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS ................................................................ 4.3. DUAL CITIZENSHIP POLICIES.......................................................................................... 4.4. POLICIES TO ENCOURAGE THE RETURN OF CITIZENS ..................................................... 4.5. CREATING INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT BY DIASPORA............................................... IRREGULAR MIGRATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REFUGEES ......................................... 5.1. IRREGULAR MIGRATION ................................................................................................ 5.2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING.................................................................................................... 5.3. REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ................................................................................ REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................

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