Policy Paper - Demographic Dynamics and Immigration Policies in High-Income Countries

This is a result of the late arrival of the economic development process in the region, from the importance of human capital, urbanization, the arrival and spread of medical discoveries, to female empowerment. [...] Notwithstanding the fact that the success of the campaign for Brexit in 2016 was to some extent grounded in the idea of restricting foreigners’ rights to come to the UK, net immigration to the UK rose recently, beyond the one-off effects of admitting large numbers of Ukrainians and people from Hong Kong for humanitarian reasons (Beattie, 2024). [...] Investing in the human capital of these individuals to not squander these scarce talents is a significant policy implication for the coming decades, to enable the expansion of the technological frontier and avoid, for example, the risk of economic stagnation. [...] In the face of uncertainty about the realization of this scenario, emphasis should be placed on expanding the universe and nurturing the quality of human capital among young prospective immigrants, and the populations of low- and middle-income countries generally. [...] The PCNS advocates the concept of an open, responsible and proactive « new South »; a South that defines its own narratives, as well as the mental maps around the Mediterranean and South Atlantic basins, within the framework of an open relationship with the rest of the world.