Foreword; Table of contents; Editorial: OECD countries need to address the migration backlash; Executive summary; Main trends; The local impact of migration; Migration associated with environmental and geopolitical shocks; Main findings; Migration is rising and has returned to its pre-crisis level; The impact of migration at the local level should not be underestimated; Migration policies could better respond to geopolitical and environmental shocks; Chapter 1. Recent developments in international migration movements and policies; Introduction; Main findings. Recent trends in international migrationMigration trends in 2015 based on preliminary and partial data; Figure 1.1. Permanent migration flows to OECD countries, 2006-15; Trends in migration flows by country of destination and by category in 2014; Table 1.1. Inflows of permanent immigrants into selected OECD countries, 2007-14; Figure 1.2. Permanent migration flows to OECD countries by category of entry, 2007Ư14; Box 1.1. Free establishment in the European Union and in Mercosur; Figure 1.3. Permanent migration flows into selected OECD countries, 2014; Temporary labour migration. Table 1.2. Workers who obtained a seasonal work permit by main destination country, 2007-14Table 1.3. Intra-company transfers to the main OECD destinations, 2007-14; Figure 1.4. Evolution of the number of posted workers by receiving European OECD country, 2005-14; Figure 1.5. Inflows, ouflows and net balance of posted workers in UE/EFTA countries in 2014; Table 1.4. Entries of trainees and Working Holiday Makers in selected OECD countries, 2007-14; Asylum seekers; Figure 1.6. New asylum applications since 1980 in the OECD and the EU. Figure 1.7. New asylum applications in the OECD by Syrians, Q1 2012 to Q1 2016Figure 1.8. Distribution of new asylum seekers by origin, 2013-15; Table 1.5. New asylum applications by country where application is filed, 2011-15; Figure 1.9. Average recognition rates of applications for international protection in selected European countries, 2010-15; Table 1.6. Number of new beneficiaries of international protection in OECD countries, 2007-15; International student mobility; Table 1.7. International students enrolled in OECD countries, 2013. Figure 1.10. International students enrolled in OECD countries by origin, 2013International migrants' countries of origin; Table 1.8. Top 50 countries of origin of new immigrants to the OECD, 2004-14; Flows of migrant women; Figure 1.11. Share of women in migration flows to OECD countries, 2009Ư14; ForeignƯborn population; Figure 1.12. Number of foreign-born in the OECD area, 2000Ư14; Figure 1.13. The foreign-born as a percentage of the total population in OECD countries, 2000 and 2014; Acquisition of nationality.