Migration
Migration and Border Policy links: Work visas, Manus shooting, the fate of Sumte and more
Australia, New Zealand and the US have announced restrictions to skilled work visas. During a week-long visit to the Middle East, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte…
457 visas: All Australia had to do was hold the line
Instead of grasping the opportunity presented by anti-migrant sentiment across the developed world, the Turnbull Government yesterday decided to join the party. And while the…
Migration and Border Policy links: Skill shortages, Mosul, the UK labour market and more
The Kaldor Centre's Jane McAdam unpacks the international legal frameworks to assist people displaced by disasters and climate change. Writing for the Brookings Institution,…
Lessons from India on migration’s role in trade policy
Prime Minister Turnbull yesterday carefully signalled a potential India-Australia Free Trade Agreement is not a priority for his government. This comes after the Abbott Government…
Migration and Border Policy links: Who benefits from Nauru, refugee safe houses, climate displacement and more
The US Department of Homeland Security has begun fingerprinting and photographing refugees on Manus Island as part of the US-Australia refugee deal. Oxford University's…
Migration and border policy links: Mixing it up in Yiwu, Zampa law, sanctuary cities and more
By Rachael Buckland, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Migration and Border Policy project.
Listen to Oxford University’s Forced Migration Review podcasts on refugee…
Skilled migration: Solving the puzzle
Recently we were presented with duelling pictures of skilled immigration. On the one hand, we have this news report about China making it easier for highly educated migrants to…
What happens to failed asylum seekers?
Forcibly returning unwanted migrants is not only intuitively unpleasant, it is also one of the most difficult areas in the immigration policies of liberal states. Unwanted…
Reports
Removal of failed asylum seekers in Australia: A comparative perspective
This working paper reviews the current policy of removing failed asylum seekers in Australia and draws lessons from similar policy areas and reforms in the United Kingdom and…
The EU shouldn’t strike a Turkey-style deal with Libya
Last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that EU member states are not obliged to issue humanitarian visas to asylum seekers at their overseas missions. A humanitarian…