Part I International laws and mechanisms prospective employers because of their exploitability, as is often the case where the rights of migrant workers are not properly implemented. 3. Migrant workers create unemployment Increased numbers of workers in the population actually stimulate economic growth, creating more jobs for all. 4. Migrant workers create a drain on government resources Documented migrant workers contribute to their host States through the payment of taxes. If migrant workers are not properly documented they will probably not be registered with the Government for tax purposes. It is in the interests of Governments to implement the Convention so that all migrant workers are properly documented and therefore contributing taxes. 5. Migrant workers create downward pressures on wages Migrant workers, if properly documented and recognized, do not receive lower wages for the same job. They simply tend to work in lower-paid positions than the general population, giving the impression they are driving down wages. 6. The Convention creates new burdens on States to provide for non-nationals While the Convention requires migrant workers to be granted certain economic and social rights, it goes no further than existing international law. 7. The Convention creates an obligation on the State to grant all regular migrants the right to family reunification Article 44 of the Convention merely requires States parties to take such measures “as they deem appropriate to facilitate the reunification of migrant workers with their spouses … as well as with their minor dependent unmarried children”. This leaves the State free to determine what measures are “appropriate” and does not impose any concrete measures. 8. The rights of migrant workers are already provided for in existing international law While the Convention reiterates many human rights standards in existing treaties, the sheer number of migrant workers throughout the world today makes the issue one deserving of a specific legal instrument, similar to other vulnerable groups such as women, children and persons with disabilities. Chapter 2: The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families | 21