[1][2][3] As a means of applying price theory to a nation's immigration policy, it is generally advocated as an alternative to existing bureaucratic procedures as a means of moderating or better regulating the flow of immigration to a given level.
[4][5][6] The International Labour Organization describes migrant levies in the following way: "Some governments of labour-receiving countries earn sizeable revenues through levies on firms employing foreign workers, the burden of which may partly or fully be passed on to the workers themselves.
Malaysia and Singapore are examples of countries using selective levies.
"[7]Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration policy analyst, wrote a policy analysis arguing for immigration tariffs for the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
[8] The idea of an immigration tariff frequently associated with American economist Gary Becker, who stated, "When I mention this to people, they sometimes go hysterical.