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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. report unveiled Tuesday concluded migration can be good for all countries involved, and contradicted fears that migrants steal jobs from native workers or push down wages on a large scale.
The 90-page report sounded a positive note about the world's 191 million migrants and urges nations to take better advantage of the huge spurt in their numbers — 36 million in the last 15 years.
"The report makes a strong case that international migration, supported by the right policies, can be highly beneficial for the development both of the countries they come from and of those where they arrive," Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the U.N. General Assembly.
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