Insights › International Migration: The Human Face of
Globalisation Published: Sept 2009 €15 / $19 / £10 / ¥2 000
Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/insights/migration Almost 3% of
the world’s population – or about 190 million people – live
outside the land of their birth. These migrants bring energy,
entrepreneurship and fresh ideas to our societies. But there are
downsides, too: Young migrants who fail in education, adults who
don’t find work and, of course, unregulated migration. Such
challenges make migration a political lightning rod. But how can
we move beyond the noise of debate to get to the facts? OECD
Insights: International Migration explores migration today, and
asks this question: How can governments ensure it benefits
immigrants, the societies in which they settle and the homes
they leave behind? Foreword by Anthony Gooch Director, Public
Affairs and Communications Directorate, OECD Migration can be
controversial, in part because it touches on so many areas of
public life, including economics, dem