The migration of highly skilled workers from less-developed nations to industrialized
nations is an inevitable part of the process of globalization and has
positive and negative aspects. Those potentially advantaged often include the
individuals who move and the source, or home, country that receives capital in
the form of remittances from those who have moved. At the same time, major
disadvantages are incurred if departures impair a country’s ability to deliver
vital services in local communities.