Migration and the Law Project - From Immigration to Integration

In general, high-income countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and countries of Europe and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean (as categorized by the World Bank), have legal frameworks that generally support the integration of economic migrants and refugees. [...] Definition of Economic Migrants and Refugees For the purposes of the Migration and the Law project, survey respondents were asked to rely on the following definitions: An economic migrant is an individual who: • Has moved from his/her country of birth or usual residence to the host country for employment purposes, is 18 years or older, and is residing in the host country. [...] Economic Opportunities The economic opportunities indicators of the Migration and the Law project address whether national laws facilitate economic migrants’ and refugees’ ability to navigate the labor market in the host country. [...] The Migration and the Law database shows that the regions of Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe and Central Asia are the most permissive in entitling migrants to the same minimum wage that is provided to citizens (figure 7). [...] The scored indicators cover (1) the ability to reside anywhere in the host country free of restrictions; (2) the ability to rent property in the host country; and (3) the ability to purchase property.