Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Immigration 2 – The lure of boom

Work then become one critical element in allowing harmonious waves of immigration.
When no work is available, there should be no reason for human migration as it would exacerbate human suffering. At present, it appears that when there’s a booming economy in a northern nation, this simple reality creates a vacuum that steers people in search of a better life towards it. It happens haphazardly, by hearsay or by way of modern communications. Nothing is orchestrated. Maybe there’s there an opportunity to organize a labor market that is more efficient and in particular, that can anticipate labor needs both geographically and in terms of skills needed. The proposition gets a bit more complicated as the need for labor may fluctuate (seasonally or during periods of boom and bust) and mechanisms should be envisioned to regulate this.

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