In the EU member states, the regulations on labor migration lack transparency, legitimacy and efficiency. Due to demographic changes within the European Union the need for a foreign labor force is evident. However, Europe lacks the tools to manage labor migration based on the qualifications of the immigrants, without displacing its domestic work force. Receiving public acceptance of labor migration policies is crucial in order to successfully integrate immigrants into European labor markets.
Are there mechanisms in the European Union for a coherent policy management on human capital and labor migration in Europe? Do European governance bodies exist to coherently manage and control labor migration? Is a governance of labour migration possible in light of the different situations of the labor markets in the member states? Does the EU Enlargement have an influence on the labor migration policies within the European Union?

• James Wickham explores the conditions to design a European policy for skilled migration that also contributes towards social equity and social cohesion. 
• Matin Ruhs, member of the UK´s new Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), introduces the committee´s analysis and recommendations on "Labour shortages and immigration policy".
• Emanuele Galossi and Maria Mora analyze discriminatory structures toward immigrants in the Italian labor market.