Migrant workers add huge value to the countries where they work

Published: June 6, 2018, midnight

b'As parts of the developed world tighten foreign worker laws and maintain a hostile rhetoric against \\u201cimmigrants\\u201d and \\u201crefugees,\\u201d a new report shows Asian migrant workers add economic value to their new countries. \\n\\nUS President Donald Trump is sending troops to the Mexican border to clamp down on unauthorized arrivals, and European leaders face a backlash for liberal migration policies, but Asian Development Bank Institute research debunks the myth that new migrants are a drain on the government\\u2019s coffers through welfare payments. \\n\\nIt suggests new arrivals in countries, including Australia, Canada, the US, and New Zealand, do integrate into society by finding jobs at no cost to established residents.\\n\\nThe report does not differentiate between the types of migrants, whether they be skilled, unskilled, or refugees, and focuses only on those born in Asia.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttps://bit.ly/2Ln5Ash\\n\\nRead the report\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/labor-migration-asia\\n\\nAbout the event organizers and report editors\\nAladdin Rillo was with ADBI at the time of the event and organized the event. He worked with Jean-Christophe Dumont and Jonathan Chaloff, from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and Nilim Baruah, from the International Labour Organization. \\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work on labor\\nhttps://bit.ly/2LYGzF5\\nhttps://bit.ly/2LYGKQL'