The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on International Migration

In: The Whitehead journal of diplomacy and international relations, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 13-20

Abstract

Examines the effect of the global financial crisis on international migration patterns, processes, & policies. Analysis indicates an impact in the areas of employment & working & living conditions; return & reintegration; remittances & development; undocumented immigrants; student migration; humanitarian migration; & labor migration with respect to new admissions & work permit renewal. In this light, the economic, social, & political relevance of international migration is considered in terms of scale, diversity, & reach; the importance of labor migration to national economies; the significance of remittances for poverty reduction & economic development; the character of irregular migration; & pertinent popular & political reactions to international migration. D. Edelman