immigration and emigration policy

Question 1

what are they?

Answer 1

policies designed to meet economic, social and political needs. in the developing world some countries activity encourage immigration, largely to assist the development process through social and financial benefits

Question 2

emigration
policy - pakistan

Answer 2

lower, middle income country, in 2014 its population was 196.1 million 45% of whom were under 20

the pakistani government is pro emigration with 7 million pakistanis working abroad
in 2013 migrant remittances accounted for $11.5 billion and this has been important for the counties socio economic development

the policy aims to promote emigration and safeguard migrants and it includes the following requirements

-ratification of ILO and UN conventions regarding rights of workers and protecting basic human rights

-promotion of the exports of pakitani man power

-positive steps to encorage female particpation in overseas employemnt

-support social networks and associations abroud

-establishing traning instutions
-enhance the impact of economic remittances and skills of returning migrants for development

Question 3

immgration policy - canada

Answer 3

canada is a HIC with a population of 35.1 million, changes were made to its immigration policy in January 2015 to adress the skills gap in the labour market

the new policy is aimed at the countrys long term requirement for engineers, IT specialists and healthcare workers.

Question 4

exampels of influence

Answer 4

-cost of travel (proximity)
-ease of access and communication between the two
efficiency and cost of sending remittances
-employment opportunity and wadge differences
-established dispora communties and networks
-effects of conflict and persecution
-migration policy on refugees including accession to economic unions
-former colonial influnace e.g langaue