The Role of Government in Integration of Migrants

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Colombia has received about 2 million Venezuela in the past 5 or 6 years. A lot of them entered undocumented, and Colombia understood that this could actually represent a huge gain for them as a country. They've created centers all around the country where people can be helped to get access to the labor force. I think there's a lot to learn from their experience. And I hope that other countries will continue to learn from what they're doing.

Co-host Janet Bush talks with economist Dany Bahar. He is an associate professor of practice of international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute and a senior fellow of the Growth Lab at the Harvard Center for International Development. He’s also a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development. Two themes stand out in his work: the diffusion of technology and knowledge, and migration. In this podcast, Bahar covers topics including the following: