Trends in Asylum Migration to Industrialized Countries: 1990-2001

Stephen Castles and Sean Loughna

No DP2003-31, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to outline trends and patterns in movements of asylum-seekers to Western so-called industrialized countries from 1990-2001. The paper begins by characterizing three distinct phases of asylum migration since the end of the Second World War. It then provides background material on global refugee and asylum movements, using statistics from UNHCR. The data for selected receiving countries and regions is discussed, followed by some remarks on hanging routes used by asylum-seekers. The selected countries and regions are Australia, Canada, the EU and the USA.

Keywords: Emigration and immigration; Social conflict; Statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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