Background of Migration Policy
Migration policy of countries reflect their attitude regarding immigration. There were no strict regulations regarding immigrations in the past. With increase in the consciousness about political identity each country formulated a set of conditions, to regulate migration. Additionally, population control and migration pattern control was something that many countries wanted to exert control over.
The immigration policy is revised according to the motives of the government. The countries, which have low population growth, have liberal immigration policies. Many times the lax policies are due to the fact that they need bodies for infrastructure. The growth of terrorism has forced countries to become more stringent in their immigration policies.
