Economic Development Organization Says Migration Stressing Developed Nations

February 18, 2008 9:40 a.m. EST

Paris, France (AHN) - A new report on how migration is affecting developed and developing nations will be released at a press conference in Paris, France on Wednesday.

Migration to developed nations by people fleeing their own countries for various reasons has accelerated to the point that integrating immigrants and their children into the their new countries is becoming more difficult.

To cope with those problems some nations are adopting policies to only allow highly skilled workers sparking fears of a brain drain in developing nations, according to a statement by the 30-nation member Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday.

The organization said it will release its report on trends in migration and integration titled "A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century," which answers a numerous questions.

Among the questions answered in the report are:

• What kind of immigrants are being attracted to OECD countries?
• Where do they come from?
• How well are they integrating?
• Are there serious "brain drain" losses for the sending countries?

OECD member nations include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.