Harnessing the Diaspora

Leblang, David

doi:10.1177/0010414015606736

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“… 55. Data to construct this variable come from Fitzgerald, Leblang, and Teets 2014; and Leblang 2012. …”

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Migration and Foreign Aid

Bermeo¹,

Leblang²

2015

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When it comes to linkages between migration and the global allocation of foreign development assistance, the size of the immigrant population from a recipient country residing in a donor country is an important determinant of dyadic aid commitments. Two complementary hypotheses probe this relationship. First, donors use foreign aid to achieve their broader immigration goals, targeting migrant-sending areas to increase development and decrease the demand for entry into the donor country. Second, migrants already residing in the donor country mobilize to lobby for additional aid for their homeland. Empirical tests on a large sample of country pairs made up of twenty-two donors and more than 150 recipients over the period 1993 to 2008 show robust support for these hypotheses.Immigration, particularly of low-skilled workers, has generated political conflict in many industrialized countries. Anti-immigrant parties have gained strength in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland, whereas riots linked to immigration have occurred in Australia, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. Because of this increase in social conflict, politicians across developed democracies-a key destination for the world's migrants-have produced a wide array of policies to limit migration. These policies, including increasing border security, mandating language proficiency, and elevating minimum skills requirements, have done little to decrease the demand for entry into the world's industrial democracies. These same destination countries spend more than $1 billion annually on official development assistance. 1 Given this overlap, it is important to ask whether migration preferences influence foreign aid policy in donor states.Donor migration preferences are not the only reason to expect a link between foreign aid and migration. Migrant communities often play a role in influencing the foreign policy choices of their host government, including their allocation of development assistance. Migrants have the ability to lobby host country governments, and a particular incentive to do so when policy relates to their country of origin. Powerful ethnic lobbies, such as those associated with Armenia, India, and Israel, have been successful in pressing the US Congress on policies toward their homelands. 2

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“… 55. Data to construct this variable come from Fitzgerald, Leblang, and Teets 2014; and Leblang 2012. …”

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Migration and Foreign Aid

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Leblang²

2015

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“…As such, it complements previous studies that have investigated state control of immigration via indirect policy mechanisms (e.g. Alarian & Goodman 2016;Fitzgerald, Leblang & Teets 2014;Leblang 2015). It is to this task that we now turn.…”

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“…It also complements previous studies that have investigated how different policy measures provide states with mechanisms of control over immigration fl ows (e.g. Alarian & Goodman 2016;Fitzgerald, Leblang & Teets 2014;Leblang 2015). For future research, an important step forward would be to in detail disentangle the relative effects of various measures -something that would demand a more detailed analysis of the cases and employing data, more exactly, over where in the process presumptive family migrants are facing obstacles.…”

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“…It is, of course, possible to think about several factors that might influence, and interact with, changes in flows of immigration. Previous studies have, for example, established connections between immigration and variation in political environments (Fitzgerald, Leblang & Teets 2014) and citizenship policies (Leblang 2015). In addition, as suggested by Alarian and Goodman (2016), immigrants are likely to avoid certain destinations due to stringent requirements in general, i.e.…”

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Immigration Control in Disguise?: <i>Civic Integration Policies and Immigrant Admission</i>

Ahlén¹,

Boräng

2018

Nordic Journal of Migration Research

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There has been a rapid diffusion of civic integration policies (CIPs) in Europe since the 21st century. The spread of CIPs has, however, been uneven across Europe, with some countries adopting civic integration strategies with tougher integration requirements, whereas others keeping more of a multicultural approach. The implementation of CIPs has mainly been motivated based on concerns about immigrant integration. As discussed in this article, however, an implied function of this policy framework is that immigrants who do not meet the conditions will face difficulties acquiring residence. This article develops and conducts a preliminary test of the argument that CIPs affect migration flows. The assumption is that CIPs provide states with tools to control and limit the inflow of immigration by a certain category of entry. The analysis lends support to the idea that there are connections between the extensions of CIPs and reductions in family immigration and labour immigration among European countries, which indicates that push for internal inclusion seems to come along with barriers of exclusion.

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“…Migration has become a global phenomenon with an increasing number of people moving from one country or region to another (Leblang, 2017). This has become an era of diversified mobility, and as a result we have interactions of different cultures creating multicultural communities especially in migrant receiver countries (Ionescu, 2006).…”

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Diaspora and Their Home Countries: Exploring the Second Generation of Diaspora Returnees in Tanzania

Londo¹

2020

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Purpose: This study endeavors to focus on the concept of second generation of diaspora returnees through a detailed explanation of the links that exist between the diaspora and their home countries. This study also sought to understand the differences in the social environment of the second generation of diaspora returnees between the host country and the country of origin. Methodology: The study reviewed relevant literature and took an approach of first conceptualizing and explaining the meaning of second generation of diaspora returnees. Later on, this study through comparative analysis identified the differences between social environments in host countries and countries of origin.Findings: Generally, this study found out in the recent past the connection between Tanzania as a country and its diaspora is progressively improving but to a large extent the second generation of the diasporas feel out of touch with the country.Unique Contribution to Practice and Policy: Recommendations from this study challenge the Tanzanian government to set up policies that will enable the diasporas to be involved in their home country activities. Secondly, to equally facilitate the return of the second generation of diaspora, the Tanzanian government should create a direct connection between the government and the diaspora and recognize their existence as part of the larger Tanzania community. Findings from this study also provide a basis for other scholars to conduct more studies along this field of knowledge

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Harnessing the Diaspora

Abstract: Political rights provided to immigrants by host countries have received much attention in the literature. Less attention, however, has been paid to the extension of extraterritorial rights by home countries. In this article,

Cited by 79 publications

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Migration and Foreign Aid

Migration and Foreign Aid

Immigration Control in Disguise?: <i>Civic Integration Policies and Immigrant Admission</i>

Diaspora and Their Home Countries: Exploring the Second Generation of Diaspora Returnees in Tanzania

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