Immigration Policymaking in the Global Era : In Pursuit of Global Talent

Through a comparative case study analysis of the United Kingdom and Germany, with references to the United States, this study examines the impetuses for and processes by which governments came to choose the points system for immigration control. Through a comparative case study analysis of the United Kingdom and Germany, with references to the United States, this study examines the impetuses for and processes by which governments came to choose the points system for immigration control Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-15 The Demand for Skilled Migrants....Pages 17-47 Immigration Policy Alternatives....Pages 49-61 Immigration Policymaking in the Global Era....Pages 63-79 Britain....Pages 81-105 Germany....Pages 107-127 Conclusion....Pages 129-147 Back Matter....Pages 149-176