Migration Policy Across the World and in Jordan: A Primer on Lessons and Directions
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STUDENT(S)
Amulya Vadapalli -
CLASS YEAR
2019 -
COMMUNITY PARTNER(S)
Tamkeen Fields for Aid -
PROJECT LOCATION(S)
Amman, Jordan -
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PROJECT YEAR(S)
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PROJECT TYPE
Abstract
This report builds on a compilation of countries’ migration policies, and combines it with analysis of selected countries migration policies. The aim of this report is to provide a theoretical and experiential basis for the creation of new migration policy. Each individual sub topic on migration does not attempt to be comprehensive but instead to provide a starting point for further research.
Standards to evaluate and classify migrant policies often differ drastically and overlap. This report makes use of the UN standards for classification, and the MIPEX standards for evaluation. Both can be found in Appendix 1.
Classifications and terms used in this report follow the guidelines used by the UN (included in Appendix 1) in addition to various other NGO frameworks and guidelines. Reproduced below are general guidelines from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs on classifying countries, which I have used.
“Countries are grouped geographically into six major areas: Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Northern America; and Oceania. Those major areas are further divided
geographically into 21 regions. In addition, the regions are classified as belonging to either of the two general groups: more developed and less developed regions. The more developed regions comprise all regions of Europe plus Northern America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Countries in more developed regions are also denominated “developed countries” or “North”. The less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.”
A note on data: to be as accurate as possible, this report has relied on UN data. Unfortunately this data is only available from 2015. In addition, some statistics were only available from 2011. The classification of types of migration are adapted from the UN document “International Migration Policies: Government Views and Priorities.”