Abstract: This article examines the influence of migration policy upon the social adaptation of migrants from the perspective of contradiction between the two paradigms: migrant-phobia and humanism. The implementation of humanistic practices of regulation of social adaptation of the migrants is complicated by the extremely difficult and controversial perception of migrants by the accepting society (high level of migrant-phobia), as well as poor formulation of the instruments of social adaptation of the migrants. This, in turn, produces the difficulties in the adaptation process of the migrants to the norms of the accepting society due to the fact that originates the social exclusion. Russia’s interest in migrants is rather high, thus first and foremost, it is necessary to use the human potential and social capital of the migrants in favor of the accepting society, and not just the workforce. The countrywide implementation of the humanistic practices of social adaptation of the migrants, as well as the foreign experience applied considering the national peculiarities, would allow accelerating the processes of social adaptation of migrants alongside the processes of accepting the migrants by society. It would also help to alleviate the “social corners”, lower the degree of tension, and increase the level of social inclusion of the migrants.