The Demand for Skilled Migrants

Abstract

Various types of states are making efforts to attract high-skilled migrants: from traditional countries of immigration, to newcomers to immigration, to countries in the Global North to those in the Global South. Over the past decade, more governments have joined the fold of those that have already designed policies to manage immigration for their socioeconomic needs. As such, it is important to analyze the global and domestic constraints that affect states’ responses to international migrants and highly skilled economic migrants in particular.