Overview

International migration has reached new heights since the 1960s. Altogether, some 215 million people live in countries other than their countries of birth, and according to surveys, another 700 million say they would leave their homes and move to another country if they could. Nations-both sending and receiving-have responded to this growing international migrant flow with new laws and domestic programs. In receiving countries, they include laws and programs to control entry, encourage high-skilled immigration, develop refugee policy, and speed assimilation. In sending countries, governments are implementing and experimenting with new policies that link migrant diasporas back to their home countries culturally or economically-or both. This volume contains a series of thoughtful analyses of some of the most critical issues raised in both receiving and sending countries, including US immigration policy, European high skilled labor programs, the experiences of migrants to the Gulf States, the impact of immigration on student educational achievement, and how post-conflict nations connect with their diasporas. This volume will help readers draw lessons for their own countries, and is thus offered in the spirit of mutual learning within a continued international dialogue of research and analysis on migration.

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Author:   Douglas J. Besharov (, University of Maryland) ,  Mark H. Lopez (, Pew Hispanic Center)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 16.80cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780190211394

ISBN 10:   0190211393
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   11 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction, Douglas J. Besharov and Mark H. Lopez Part I: A World in Motion 2. Global Desires to Migrate, Neli Esipova, Rajesh Srinivasan, and Julie Ray 3. Patterns of Global Migration, Ellen L. Berg and Douglas J. Besharov Part II. The Western Hemisphere 4. Immigrants in the United States: Many, Diverse and Growing, Eileen Patten 5. Declining Mexican Migration to the US, Andrew Selee 6. Educating the Children of Immigrants in the US, Dylan Conger and Rebecca Hinze-Pifer 7. Searching for New Policy Frameworks in the Wake of the Great Recession, Roberto Suro Part III. Europe 8. The Evolution of EU Migration Policies: Towards a Balanced, Comprehensive and Common Approach? Anja Wiesbrock 9. EU Migration Policies and External Relations, Katharina Eisele 10. Citizenship Policies in the EU, Maarten Peter Vink and Gerard-René de Groot 11. Highly Skilled Migration to the EU and the US, Metka Hercog and Anja Wiesbrock 12. Educational Performance of the Children of Immigrants in Sixteen OECD Countries, Jaap Dronkers and Manon de Heus Part IV. The Middle East and Asia 13. Middle East Country Migration Policies, Binod Khadria 14. Population Imbalance as a Public Policy Problem in United Arab Emirates, Ahmed Mustafa Elhussein Mansour 15. Indian Migration and ""Temporary"" Labor Programs in the US, UK, and Netherlands, Mary E. Breeding Part V: Diaspora Engagement Strategies 16. Diaspora Engagement Policies and the Power of the Strong State: India and Ethiopia, Katie Kuschminder and Metka Hercog (29 pages, 25 without references) 17. Diaspora Engagement Policies after Conflict: Burundi and Rwanda, Sonja Fransen and Melissa Siegel 18. Diaspora Engagement Policies of Countries with Similar Emigration Histories: Morocco and Turkey, Özge Bilgili and Silja Weyel"

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Douglas J. Besharov is the Norman and Florence Brody Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, where he teaches courses on poverty, welfare, children and families, policy analysis, program evaluation, and performance management. A former president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, he is also a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, where he leads a program on international policy exchanges. Mark Hugo Lopez is the Director of Hispanic Research at the Pew Research Center. He is an author of reports about the Hispanic electorate, Hispanic identity, and US immigration trends. Lopez also coordinates the Center's National Survey of Latinos, an annual nationwide survey of Hispanics. He frequently appears in national and international media in both Spanish and English.

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