// BORDER SECURITY: MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
Managing migration through development: a new agenda for the G7
A s G7 leaders gather in Évian, G7 and beyond. Often, the focus is on the question of control – how to stop people from moving or how to manage borders more tightly. But this framing overlooks a larger reality: migration today is deeply tied to global economic and development trends, and it cannot be managed effec- tively in isolation from them. For too long, migration and devel- opment have been treated as separate domains. In practice, they are part of the same continuum. When development falters – when jobs are scarce, climate shocks destroy livelihoods or conflict erodes stability – people move. And when migration is well managed, it can fuel development: migrants fill labour short- ages, send remittances home and build skills that benefit both origin and destina- tion countries. Today’s migration patterns make this connection impossible to ignore. The vast migration remains at the centre of political discussions across the require coordinated policies that link migration with development, labour markets and global cooperation Migration is increasingly driven by economic, climate and demographic pressures that transcend borders. For the G7, effective management will
Amy Pope, director-general, International Organization for Migration
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