Skilled Migration to USA: Diaspora Networks and Contribution to Home Country
Skilled Migration to USA: Diaspora Networks and Contribution to Home Country

Author(s): Neslihan Arslan
Subject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Higher Education , Migration Studies, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: USA; Turkey; labor relations; skilled labor; Turkish diaspora; brain drain;
Summary/Abstract: Skilled labor migration is a major concern for developed and developing countries. Some sending countries has achieved significant successes in dealing with this problem. Some countries are using diaspora channels effectively. Through diaspora networks contributions, they are able to compensate some of the loss caused by the skilled out migration. Firstly, in this study, the terms are described and the literature on skilled migration, diaspora and diaspora networks are visited. Then, diaspora networks have been categorized based on their characteristics. Findings of a research on Turkish diaspora and their contribution to Turkey are presented before conclusion with some remarks on Turkey.

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