Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 49
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Migrants make a substantial contribution to reducing poverty. As stated above, migrants from countries with a low human development index who move to a country with a higher index experience, on average, a 15-fold increase in income. To eradicate poverty fully, all marginalized groups, including migrants, must be included in national poverty reduction strategies.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants