Like other Soviet successor states, the Ukraine is faced by multiple international migration-related dilemmas and opportunities. However, apocalyptic predictions forecasting mass emigration appear unwarranted. The future character of Ukrainian emigration policies is discernible in the category of those who travel for “personal reasons,” most of whom are tourists. Many tourists are looking for work abroad. Business trips constitute a second class of often concealed labor force movement. The ecological effects of the Chernobyl disaster also will be a long-term factor affecting Ukrainian emigration.
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