2nd UCL Global Migration Symposium

Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 5.30pm

Roberts G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming LT, Roberts Building
Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE

Hosted by CReAM, the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, in cooperation with the UCL Global Migration Network and the Grand Challenge of Intercultural Interaction.

Speaker: Professor Gordon Hanson, Professor of Economics, UC San Diego.

Immigration is changing the composition of high income countries.Between 1970 and 2008, the share of foreign born residents in the populations of Britain, the United States, and other rich nations increased from less than 5 percent to over 10 percent, with individuals from low income regions accounting for much of the growth.What objectives guide current immigration policies in Europe and the US?  Are there alternative policies that would raise national welfare in these destinations?  Which countries have been most successful in attracting skilled workers as immigrants? In this presentation, Prof. Gordon Hanson reviews the state of play in the global immigration policy debate and examines ideas under consideration for reforming these policies.

Professor Hanson's talk will be followed by a discussion of three panelists and questions by the auditorium to the  panel and the speaker.

Panellists are:

David Coats, Associate Director Policy, The Work Foundation

David Goodhart, editor Prospect,

Jonathan Portes, Chief Economist, Cabinet Office

This event is followed by a reception in the Roberts Building Foyer.

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1st UCL Global Migration Symposium: Globalisation and Cosmopolitan Citizenship: Migrating Bodies, Practices and Ideas