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An MPI report on national immigration policies and local demand
Mariana Andrei - Coordonator Comunicare
5 August 2014
A new report, "Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?", has recently been published by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
Immigration policies are designed and implemented at the national level, even though economic and demographic circumstances may vary widely across cities and regions. The author – Madeleine Sumption - maintains that large and fast-growing metropolitan areas are natural magnets for immigrants, while rural areas and small towns tend to attract fewer immigrants, even when there are vacancy offers.
The report examines how the economically directed immigration was adjusted so as to satisfy the local demand for employment, sometimes with interventions from local and regional governments.
Work immigration is generally channelled towards areas where certain professional skills are in demand. Immigration routes are influenced by the employer-sponsored vacancies and by regional selection programmes. Employer-sponsored vacancies attract foreign workers in areas where their skills are in demand. In order to respond to the labour market demands, some worker selection programs are customized to the needs of particular regions. In Australia and Canada, where regional selection programs have been developed, the national governments have delegated a certain level of authority to subnational jurisdictions to attract migrant workers. These subnational programs allow regions and localities that are not traditional immigration destinations to attract workers who would otherwise have gone elsewhere.
Source: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/giving-cities-and-regions-voice-immigration-policy-can-national-policies-meet-local-demand
Immigration policies are designed and implemented at the national level, even though economic and demographic circumstances may vary widely across cities and regions. The author – Madeleine Sumption - maintains that large and fast-growing metropolitan areas are natural magnets for immigrants, while rural areas and small towns tend to attract fewer immigrants, even when there are vacancy offers.
The report examines how the economically directed immigration was adjusted so as to satisfy the local demand for employment, sometimes with interventions from local and regional governments.
Work immigration is generally channelled towards areas where certain professional skills are in demand. Immigration routes are influenced by the employer-sponsored vacancies and by regional selection programmes. Employer-sponsored vacancies attract foreign workers in areas where their skills are in demand. In order to respond to the labour market demands, some worker selection programs are customized to the needs of particular regions. In Australia and Canada, where regional selection programs have been developed, the national governments have delegated a certain level of authority to subnational jurisdictions to attract migrant workers. These subnational programs allow regions and localities that are not traditional immigration destinations to attract workers who would otherwise have gone elsewhere.
Source: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/giving-cities-and-regions-voice-immigration-policy-can-national-policies-meet-local-demand
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