Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human
progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas,
relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In
a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people
with the means and motivation to migrate will only increase."
Exceptional People" provides a long-term and global perspective on
the implications and policy options for societies the world over.
Challenging the received wisdom that a dramatic growth in migration
is undesirable, the book proposes new approaches for governance
that will embrace this international mobility.
The authors explore the critical role of human migration since
humans first departed Africa some fifty thousand years ago--how the
circulation of ideas and technologies has benefited communities and
how the movement of people across oceans and continents has fueled
economies. They show that migrants in today's world connect
markets, fill labor gaps, and enrich social diversity. Migration
also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses,
and repressive regimes. However, the authors indicate that most
current migration policies are based on misconceptions and fears
about migration's long-term contributions and social dynamics.
Future policies, for good or ill, will dramatically determine
whether societies can effectively reap migration's opportunities
while managing the risks of the twenty-first century.
A guide to vigorous debate and action, "Exceptional People"
charts the past and present of international migration and makes
practical recommendations that will allow everyone to benefit from
its unstoppable future growth.
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