International Migration: The Discussion Continues
For a public conversation to be successful, productive and mutually beneficial, the participation of all people concerned is of paramount importance. It would be detrimental to all participants if the absence of some sections of the community from this exchange were to jeopardise the very foundations of the communal living of all members of a society, whether the well-established members or newcomers to it. However, in regard to migration, one cannot hide the feeling that the majority of the public pronouncements made are about migrants, and that if we were to attempt a census of the declarations, notifications, policies, suggestions, surveys and studies on the topic, we would see that the migrants’ opinions, ideas and suggestions are much more contained and, by comparison, considerably fewer in number and influence.
Contents
1 – INTRODUCTION
3 – INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
3 – Statistics, causes and characteristics
10 – Shifts and new key concepts
13 – Does the discussion need to change?
14 – Past and recent discussions or conversations
21 – IMPACT ON BOTH SENDING AND RECEIVING COUNTRIES
21 – Remittances
25 – Benefits from migrants’ earnings
27 – TRANSFORMATIONS
29 – Economic Development only?
31 – Human Desire
34 – Conclusion
46 – THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA
46 – Australian Society
59 – The search for identity: old and new paradigms
53 – The downside of history
62 – The brighter side of history and culture
71 – Conclusion
73 – The Catholic Church in Australia
73 – Its uniqueness
76 – Publications and Journals: their narratives concerning migration
83 – Conclusion
86 – CONCLUDING REMARKS
90 – APPENDICES
103 – BIBLIOGRAPHY