The RSA Migration Commission
Migration – a new way forward
This RSA project was completed in 2006 and this site is no longer being updated.
The RSA Migration Commission has launched 'Migration: A Welcome Opportunity', which explores the ways in which current policy fails the UK economy, migrant workers and the countries from which they have come.
In criticising the Government for adopting short-term policies aimed at an electorate they perceive to be obsessed with controlling the numbers of migrants, the report suggests ways to facilitate movement across borders, rather than preventing entry.
Migration – a clearer picture
Around the world, migration is in the headlines and is a major theme in political debate. It is a highly complex and far-reaching issue that deserves a thoughtful and balanced analysis.
As the debate becomes increasingly heated, facts and figures are distorted to suit different agendas.
Snapshots of migration are presented to the public, and the broader, more complete picture that needs to be visible is often neglected.
Migration – an independent commission
In order to clarify the issues around migration, the RSA established the Migration Commission to explore migration, economics and citizenship as part of one of its five manifesto challenges: Advancing Global Citizenship.
The Commission is made up of a diverse group of thinkers and practitioners including representatives from government, business, migrant organisations, and academics, and has striven to develop solutions to the questions posed by the migration debate.