Migration can support economic development if we let it. Here's how

Mar 1, 2019

A Somali migrant fills a form outside the immigration office to cross Mexico and continue his journey to the U.S in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1BEUNGJXHAB

The average income in high-income countries is more than 70 times that of low-income countries. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Jasso TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1BEUNGJXHAB

Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP27 Climate Champions

Dilip Ratha

Manager of Migration and Remittances, Development Prospects Group of the World Bank

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