Country Profiles
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Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia is an origin, transit, and destination country, but continues to grapple with migrant protection—for its own workers abroad and newcomers to the country.
El Salvador: Civil War, Natural Disasters, and Gang Violence Drive Migration
Emigration from El Salvador to the United States is rooted in civil war, inequality, and gang violence.
Egypt: Migration and Diaspora Politics in an Emerging Transit Country
Egypt has used labor emigration as an economic safety valve and diaspora engagement as a soft-power tool since 1952.
Migration in Brazil: The Making of a Multicultural Society
Brazil is the third-largest immigrant destination in South America, yet rising xenophobia is testing its multicultural reputation.
Australia: A Welcoming Destination for Some
Australia is a major immigrant destination and top refugee resettler. Its offshore detention of unauthorized boat arrivals, however, remains quite controversial.
Afghanistan: Displacement Challenges in a Country on the Move
Afghanistan's displacement crisis, driven by decades of conflict and poverty, offers few durable solutions amid ongoing insecurity and resistance to integration by neighboring hosts.
From Emigration to Asylum Destination, Italy Navigates Shifting Migration Tides
Italy has shifted from a country of emigration to a frontline asylum destination, receiving more than 335,000 irregular arrivals in 2015 and 2016.
The Philippines: Beyond Labor Migration, Toward Development and (Possibly) Return
With more than 10 million Filipinos living abroad as of 2017, the Philippines has integrated labor migration into long-term national development planning.
Cuban Migration: A Postrevolution Exodus Ebbs and Flows
Cuba's post-1959 exodus has produced one of the most sustained migration flows to the United States, unfolding in five distinct waves over six decades.
Russia: A Migration System with Soviet Roots
Migration to Russia is among the world's largest, yet labor policy and migrant integration issues remain largely unresolved.
