The Relationship of U.S Aid, Trade and Investment to Migration Pressures in Major Sending Countries
Author(s)
Morrison, Thomas K.
Abstract
It has often been suggested that U.S. foreign economic policies, including the areas of aid, trade and investment, could be utilized to influence migration pressures in major sending countries. This study explores the feasibility of this proposition by examining the linkages between these U.S. economic instruments and migration “push” factors. These linkages are shown to be indirect, are often quite complex, and the final impact on migration, except perhaps in the long run, is probably small in most cases.
