'Sunny destinations' for minority groups?:Dutch emigration 1945-1965

The years 1945-1965 are a key moment in the history of migration governance because in this period the role of states increased, and NGOs (non-governmental organisations), IGOs (intergovernmental organisations) and the media became more involved in migration governance. In these years, Dutch authorities strongly stimulated emigration. In this article, we focus on three groups of people whose emigration plans met with obstacles: Jews, Dutch people of colour, and war-time collaborators. These groups were very different from each other and also the problematisation of their migration was, but it is at the points at which migrations were problematised that we can see how, when, by whom and why restrictions were introduced. We argue that ideas about the desired composition of the Dutch population played a decisive role for all actors involved, despite the diversity in arguments that were used, and post war ideals about human rights.