The state migration policy of the Russian Federation: laws and regulations (by a case study of the Republic of Buryatia)

The paper deals with the regulation of migration processes in the Russian Federation. The research reviews the modern legislation, its challenges and implementation mechanism in the Republic of Buryatia. Analyzing the migration policy development in the post-Soviet period, the author concluded that migration public authorities took complex, contradictory, and inconsistent measures to manage migration processes. Nowadays, state authority activities are of dual nature. On the one hand, its main goal to attract foreign nationals is declared in the legislative instruments. On the other hand, federal government stays on the stable course to reduce the flow of low-skilled migrants. The number of enterprises and institutions (including commercial ones) employing foreign nationals has considerably increased in the Republic of Buryatia. There is a need for regulation of this process based on regional laws and regulations. However, the migration process in the region is developed as an incomplete system, as it faces the severe restrictions imposed by the federal authorities on the daily basis. In the author’s opinion, an effective state migration policy should take into account the peculiarities of the region. This, in turn, will lead to the social, economic, and demographic growth and ensure the national security of Russia in general and each region in particular.