Migration Can Work for All - A Plan for Replacing a Broken Global System
An estimated 43 million people worldwide currently qualify as refugees, with poverty being a key driver of the recent, unprecedented uptick in irregular immigration. In 2023, climate-related disasters displaced a record 26.4 million people, more than those displaced by conflict, suggests Amy Pope in this
Foreign Affairs article. The first step is for destination countries to analyze their own labour-market gaps and, if needed, change their policies to ensure a better alignment between skills shortages and visas. To make the regular pathways to immigration more attractive than the irregular pathways, countries must reinforce their borders, also by deporting migrants who do not qualify for asylum or other protection. Immigration authorities should process and execute these deportations and quickly, treating deportees with dignity. By encouraging migrants to rely on regular and legal pathways, current asylum systems will be able to help fulfill their original purpose in responding to refugees.
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