What Are the Economic Drivers of Immigration?

Economic Immigration Programs

What Are the Economic Drivers of Immigration? An economic migrant is an individual who moves from one region to another, including crossing international borders, to improve their standard of living when conditions or job opportunities in their home country are insufficient. The United Nations refers to these individuals as “migrant workers.”

Economic immigration programs are among the most effective ways to move to countries with strong economies, offering migrants various opportunities. Samaha Company provides specialized consultations on how to apply for these programs, including immigration through investment or business establishment. We assist our clients in selecting the most suitable program based on their financial and professional goals, ensuring full compliance with legal requirements to maximize their chances of obtaining residency.

Samaha Company works to facilitate the mobility of refugee labor by removing barriers that hinder their transition to other countries for work. In Canada, refugees can apply for immigration based on their skills or work experience through legal immigration programs. Samaha Company helps facilitate migration for refugees and others in need of international protection through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), which exempts applicants from certain requirements, such as the need for a valid passport. Applicants for this program must apply from outside Canada.

The simple logic of supply and demand suggests that an increase in the number of workers, while all other factors remain constant, leads to lower wages due to increased competition in an already crowded labor market. Although this logic appears valid at first glance, it represents a “partial equilibrium” perspective. Since partial equilibrium models assume that other factors remain unchanged, they do not account for the adjustments and responses that economies make in reaction to immigration. Nevertheless, this logic often leads to the conclusion that an influx of workers into an economy results in lower wages and incomes. However, these conclusions may be inaccurate in both theoretical and empirical terms under current economic conditions.

In contrast, the “general equilibrium” perspective considers the broader economic mechanisms that mitigate—or even reverse—the partial effects of an increased supply of foreign workers on the demand for local labor.