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Why has international migration become an issue of such intense concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organisations? This Very Short Introduction looks at international migration, both legal and illegal, to reveal that it actually presents opportunities that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate. The author debunks myths such as the claim that migrants take jobs away from local workers, and reveals that society cannot function without them. Not only do migrants fill a key gap in the domestic labour market, they also have a significant impact on the economies of their home countries; the remittances they send home often exceed official development aid. Using interviews with migrants, the author presents the human side of topics such as refugees, human trafficking and the international labour force.

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Khalid Koser is Lecturer in Human Geography at University College London. In 2004-05 he was seconded to the Global Commission on International Migration, where he helped write the Commission's report for the UN Secretary-General. He has published widely on international migration and refugees, and is editor or co-editor of four books on the subject including New Approaches to Migration (Routledge, 2002), and New African Diasporas(2003). He is currently Vice-President of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, and on the editorial board for the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies. He has had extensive media experience throughout the world, with interviews appearing in broadsheets including The Observer, The Guardian and The Economist.

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