title: Migration policy and politics in the receiving states.
abstract: "This article explores the politics of migration policies in the receiving states."  The author finds that "a survey of the politics of immigration in the major receiving states shows a strong pattern of restrictionism in the face of unprecedented pressures for entry, but also amnesties, exceptions on humanitarian grounds, and hesitation to enforce the law.  As individual states founder, multilateral strategies abound, but with scant success....Ironically, the failure of states to deal with the crisis may reinforce national prerogatives and capacities with respect to immigration and strengthen rather than erode the distinction between economic migrants and refugees."
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Demographic Factors; Destination; Economic Factors; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; World