UN Urges EU Countries to Reform Migration Policies

Immigrants were recently cracked down on in the French port of Calais. Photo by telegraph.co.uk

The 2009 Human Development Report says migration can benefit all concerned - those who move, those in destination countries and those who stay at home.

It says there is little connection between migrants and unemployment or wage decreases in local populations.

The report was commissioned by the UN Development Programme, the BBC reported.

"Migration remains a contentious policy issue in need of reform and reconsideration across the European Union," said Jeni Klugman, lead author of the report entitled Overcoming Barriers: Human mobility and development.

The report says migration is one option for Europe's continued economic success.

Nearly one billion - or one in every seven - of the world's population are migrants, according to UN figures.

Bulgaria was ranked 61st globally in the annual Human Development Index released Monday by the UN.

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