What Is Immigration Policy For?

<P>A deeply researched look at the debate around immigration policy, and possible paths forward.</P><P>Does political rhetoric on immigration policy match what is actually happening on the ground? Why do well-intentioned plans fail? Could immigration policy be done better? </P><P>This book explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Drawing on decades of research and examples from high-income countries around the world, it exposes the unavoidable trade-offs governments face, and the impacts of their choices on people and communities. </P><P>It reveals how we got here, why the policy challenge is so difficult, and how we get to a better place.</P>