Voices of Migrants and Those Closest to Them

Abstract

As the movement of people - and its benefits and challenges - is ever more in the public eye, migration is a topic which is increasingly at the forefront of the minds of policy makers and those implementing social policy. In all countries around the world we are confronted with newspaper splashes, advocacy campaigns, and political manoeuvring related to migration. Moving for work, and to fulfil aspirations of a better life, is an age-old strategy about which we are gathering ever more robust evidence. But what is often missing from this mass communication are the voices of migrants themselves and those closest to them.