There is another dilemma in international migration, and that is, the
frequent assumption that all migrants are poor people, who move to seek
a better economic situation elsewhere. But not all who move are poor,
an example is the contract labor in the Middle East from other
countries, who are often middle-class people, as well the case of
recent immigrants to the United States, which include highly educated
professionals.

It is important to understand the importance of migration, because it
both has, causes and consequences. Not only people move from one
country to another, but also, they have ties with the people that live
where they left and the country they move to, creating a new sort of
social organization. This organization, have implications in the way
resources are shared; having effects in the political and economic
sectors.

Reforms in those sectors that are taking place around the world have
brought new importance to the migration issue. For instance,
policy-makers around the world are showing more interest at this issue,
creating a greater willingness to bring this issue to the core of
policy dialogue and international cooperation.
For instance, recent concerns about international migration stem from
two major factors. First, the increasing globalization of economic
networks and the rapid population in the developing countries, have led
to increased pressures towards emigration.
Even though there have been many suggestions for a solution to
international migration, it is important to stress that, rather than a
single policy approach, this issue, due to its complexibity, needs a
combination of policies. 
While some people advocate for tougher immigration policies, as long as
people not only experience poverty, but also are exploited or harassed
in developing countries, and there is a need for work force in the
developed countries, this is not going to be the solution to this
issue. Instead there are a number of plans that perhaps could help to
achieve a balance of migration. Like, industrialization of developing
countries. This strategy could benefit, both the developed and the
developing countries, for instance it would create jobs in developing
countries, while the developed countries would get cheaper goods.

Although industrialization could be a good way to decrease migration,
it is important to know, that this cannot be achieved by itself, in
other words, it is obvious that even if developing countries oriented
their economies towards industrialization, little to nothing could be
achieved as long as some issues are not resolved.

For instance, governments in developed countries not only need to
emphasize the need for a fair trade system, in which not only tariffs
for products coming from developing countries are eliminated, but a
system of accountability, in which human and labor rights are protected
in the developing countries. If workers that produce pineapple in Costa
Rica, melons in Honduras, or garments in Mexico get fair wages, are
able to organize labor unions; then they would most likely experience
an improvement in their quality of life and would not have the need to
risk their life by migrating to another country in hopes of greater
economic prosperity.

Another approach towards migration is foreign aid; perhaps some people
would like to see a massive increase in foreign aid. In reality, it
feeds the starving but does little to develop economies in the
developing world, making people migrate. There are no strong
connections between aid and economic growth in developing countries.
Perhaps, some countries have received little but have done well, while
others have received a lot of aid but have done poorly.

Perhaps, one controversial policy that could improve the migration
issue, that is: open borders. While this may seem ridiculous, there are
important reasons that could support this policy. For instance, there
are jobs in the developed world, whose aging work force many times
cannot staff. By allowing a system of “freer” migration, developed
countries would not only be able to fulfill these jobs, but a system
with these characteristics would also offer the type of warranties
needed to ensure that minimum labor standards are met. For instance
people often complain about how undocumented immigrants take jobs of
the American people, however they do not realize or rather acknowledge
the different violations that these people encounter at their
workplace; how often do people that argue against illegal migration
comment about the abuses, harassment, intimidation that this workers
face everyday?

It is important to mention that those kinds of jobs are not only in the
agricultural sector, but also in areas where skilled labor is
necessary. Prove of this are the incentives that countries such as
Germany and Great Britain are giving to skilled workers in order for
them to migrate to these countries. Other benefits of having open
borders perhaps is that it helps developing countries, through
remittances, which are relatively bigger, more efficient, and less
corrupt than foreign aid.

Another way, in which the opening of borders could help developing
countries, is, by allowing people from developing countries to go to
developed countries, and obtain skills in certain areas, while still
being connected to their home country, they eventually they could go
back to their countries and lead to the development of their home
economies.

The movement of migration not only might lead towards a more balanced
social and economic situation around the world and not only helps the
developed countries to alleviate their current demographic problems,
such as an aging population, and low birth rates, but it also gives
the developing countries a chance to climb the economic ladder, due to
remittances, and the eventual possibility of acquiring high level of
skills.