// BORDERS, MIGRATION AND REFUGEES: MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
The current model for migration no longer reflects the realities of a changing world. Through a comprehensive approach that combines effective migration governance, support for hosting communities and a focus on labour market needs, there is an opportunity to unlock economic potential and build public trust A new direction for the global migration system
A cross the world, the issue of this discussion is a media narrative – fuelled by images of migrants on fragile boats at sea, or of caravans of people walking through dangerous jungles – that suggests to many that migration is out of control. The reality is more nuanced. Most migration around the world is orderly, regional and directly connected to work. But the call to recalibrate migration and asylum systems is not without merit. Irregular migration puts already vulnerable people at risk, and it undermines public trust that is essential for a rules-based system to function well. Globally, we know that migrants are critical drivers of economic resilience, growth and prosperity. Our shared goal must be to harness these enormous benefits while addressing the challenges of irregular migration, to develop solutions that make sense for the modern world and to ensure that migration is immigration dominates political discussions. Driving much of
Amy Pope, director general, International Organization for Migration
safe, orderly and humane, but also smart and strategic. A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH How to get there? Governments should approach this process comprehensively and strategically, combining effective migration governance, development assistance and help for hosting communities and ensuring that there are available pathways for people to migrate legally. To be clear, every country has the sovereign right to manage its borders. The International Organization for Migration regularly provides support to its member states to help improve migration governance, including through improved border management systems. And this support extends to the safe, dignified and voluntary return of people to their countries of origin, where appropriate – as well as supporting their sustainable reintegration. We also support those countries in facilitating pathways for regular
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