ABSTRACT
In 2015, more than 1.2 million people crossed the Mediterranean, many hoping to migrate to or apply for asylum in Europe, making migrants and refugees a priority on the global agenda. 1 While this number was large for Europe, the majority of refugees and asylum seekers reside in host countries in the Global South. At the center of debates about migration and development is global inequality— inequality in the burden-sharing of refugees and inequality in the global economy that makes migrating to the Global North so rewarding. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the global compacts for refugees and migrants incorporate more complex understandings of migration and development; they also represent new opportunities to address global inequalities head on.
