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Migration is global development's biggest good news story... almost

Written by Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Richard Mallett

International migration is one of the most effective ways of reducing global poverty - but restrictions on movement leave migrants vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, diminishing the economic gains and putting migrants' lives at risk. This blog is part of a series from the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium for International Migrants Day 2014.