Migration and development in the Caribbean: relating policies and XXXX .

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Throughout the 20th century, the US has feared that political instability in the Caribbean area could be exploited by adversaries; therefore, the US and the nations of the Caribbean share a compelling interest in the region's development. The dramatic increase in legal and illegal immigration to the US from the Caribbean in the last 2 decades has offered an additional @entity1 reason for US interest in the region. This @entity4222 has also created a new source of @entity734 and vulnerability for the region. Curtailment of @entity4222 would undoubtedly affect the region, and if the effect were social and political instability, then the US would also share those consequences. The 1984 Conference on Migration and Development in the Caribbean held discussions to 1) enhance the benefits of @entity4222 to Caribbean development, 2) identify development strategies, policies, and projects that would reduce pressures that have accelerated the rate of international @entity4222 , making it less manageable and more costly, and 3) identify ways to reduce @entity734 on @entity4222 by expanding employment and assisting economies in the region to become more self-reliant. The attitudes of both US and Caribbean @entity1 seemed to reflect a considerable degree of ambivalence on the @entity4222 issue. The US views itself as "a nation of immigrants" and yet is troubled by the recent large influx of immigrants, particularly illegal migrants and refugees. While Americans recognize that the "brain" reduces the development capacity of developing countries, the US still needs and benefits from young immigrants trained in the sciences, engineering, and computers. Caribbean @entity1 were also ambivalent about immigration. They consider immigration "a way of life" and a "right," but they also recognize that there are significant developmental costs to some types of @entity4222 . While many want the US to keep a wide open door to Caribbean immigrants, they are aware that most Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments are currently closing the door to immigrants even from other CARICOM countries.
