Both scholarly and policy debates of the last three decades have paid increasing attention to the question of immigrant integration highlighting that integration is a mutual process, which requires efforts and adjustments both on the part of immigrants, and their societies of settlement.

The aim of this Roundtable is to carry the academic and policy debate a step further by seeking to assess the development impact and potential of specific dimensions of migrant integration policies. Here, development is understood as human development encompassing economic, social and cultural aspects of people’s lives and activities. The different dimensions of integration affecting short term, circular and long term migrants will also be discussed. Special attention will be paid to gender issues.

Re-integration will be explored with particular emphasis on the extent and ways in which the lack of reintegration measures in source countries may negatively affect their development efforts and plans. The matching between circular migration and labour market shortages will also be discussed.

Papers

2.1 - Inclusion, protection and acceptance of migrants in society; linking human
rights and migrant empowerment for development

Undocumented, illegal, invaders or scientists, women and remitters, citizens of the world, Aída García Naranjo Morales, CEDAL, Peru

Inclusion, protection and acceptance of migrants in society, Khalid Koser, Director, new Issues in Security Course, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
 

Reducing the Cost Burden for Migrant Workers: A Market-based Approach, Philip Martin, Professor, The University of California, Davis (UCD)

2.2 - Reintegration and circular migration—effective for development?

Reintegration and Circular Migration, Kathleen Newland and Aaron Terrazas, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC

Circular migration-effective for development?, Ana Avendaño, Assistant to the President and Director of Immigration and Community Action, AFL-CIO

Defining a Business Framework fro International Migration Policy, Chad Bolick & Nicolette Van Exel, BSR

Summary (Defining a Business Framework for International Migration Policy)

List of Papers and Summaries for RT 2

Papers written both by private sector and other civil society stakeholders will form the initial basis of the roundtable discussion.

For more information read the full version of the concept note.