Publication

This brief outlines that increasing the cross-border movement of unskilled workers holds potentially huge gains for the developing and developed world. Despite irresistible forces creating pressure for increased labor mobility, there are anti-immigration sentiments of a large segment of rich country voters. The author suggests adopting labor policies that would negotiate legal work programs negotiated bilaterally, wherein rich countries take responsibility for certifying labor shortages in specific industries and labor-sending countries take responsibility for ensuring that temporary workers actually return home.