Governments must address anti-immigration backlash

According to this OECD report, member states need to address the growing anti-immigration backlach and reinforce migration and integration policies while fostering international cooperation in this area.

The 2016 International Migration Outlook stresses that systematic and co-ordinated action is needed to vigorously address these concerns and tap into the many opportunities that migration offers to recipient economies and societies. The share of the public holding anti-immigration views has grown, driven by concerns that borders are insecure, immigrants stretch local services and some do not want to integrate.

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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 19.09.16: How OECD countries can address the migration backlash http://bit.ly/2daWnWT

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

OECD: International Migration Outlook http://www.oecd.org/migration/international-migration-outlook-1999124x.htm

EurActiv, 20.09.16: OECD urges members to do better migration PR http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/oecd-urges-members-to-do-better-migration-pr/

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