This session will examine the impact of populist anti-immigration rhetoric on global immigration policy-making, with a focus on how these policies are being tightened to ensure native or local workers are given employment opportunities ahead of migrants. The speakers will explore the range of new and existing tools being used by governments to ensure employers are genuinely making skilled and unskilled roles available to locals, through enforcing resident labour market tests, greater immigration compliance, quotas, and making upskilling locals and investing in training a condition of sponsoring migrants. Through looking at political developments and the rise of populism in key jurisdictions, the panel will identify key themes and trends relevant to those advising employers.