Bellagio Workshop on Migrant Youth and Children of Migrants in a Globalized World: Comments on the Background Papers by Peter

I enjoyed reading the papers by Kenneth Halttgen and Stephan Klasen (H-K) and Andrea Rossi (AR) and learnt a lot from each of them. Together, they provide a valuable survey of the issues related to the extent and impact of migration on children and youth (hereafter C&Y), identify the limitations of existing research and suggest ways forward. The focus of the two papers is on European and South-South migration, respectively, with the consequence that three of the major immigrant countries (Australia, Canada and the United States) are not included (although studies on these countries are mentioned). This is a pity, in my view, as there are important lessons to be drawn from these countries, and it raises important questions about the geographic categories appropriate to the current project.