The experience of migrants is often shaded by whether they are those who are categorized as highly skilled or lower skilled. What are some of the challenges that high skilled workers are likely to face and how can countries mitigate those challenges?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Possible key points from the text: Although there is no indication that the natural human reluctance to leave home and family is any less pronounced among the highly skilled, in some countries policy failures by governments have encouraged large numbers of skilled people to emigrate. Scientists, especially doctors, university professors, and other professionals, have trouble finding work if a country’s educational system has produced more than the country can employ. This is particularly true in countries with policies that depress capital formation and thus the demand for skilled labor (World Bank, 1995). In any case, this migration spreads workforce diversity to a variety of workplaces in receiving countries. Yet because they lack political rights enjoyed by citizens and are unable to vote, organize politically, and bring pressure to bear on government, they can work under terms unacceptable to nationals. In some countries, they are also vulnerable to expulsion if they become too assertive