International migration has substantial potential for reducing poverty around the World, but whereas economists have been quite successful in convincing the World about the advantages of the free flow of goods, they have not managed to convince people about the benefits of migration. The topic is very much dominated by politics and emotions, leaving little room for rational arguments.

Curiously, it is the recipient countries, who would typically benefit from immigration, that are most opposed to migration, whereas sending countries, who lose important human capital, have few objections.