Country Profiles
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Morocco: Setting the Stage for Becoming a Migration Transition Country?
A major country of emigration, Morocco is also facing growing immigration, with which it has not yet fully reckoned.
The Gambia: Migration in Africa's "Smiling Coast"
The Gambia is simultaneously an emigration, immigration, and transit country, with immigrants comprising 16 percent of the total population in 2010 and the country serving as a gateway for irregular migration to Europe.
Mexico: The New Migration Narrative
For the first time, Mexico's net migration to the United States reached near zero around 2010, transforming a decades-old bilateral migration relationship.
Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social, Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizon
Immigration has been critical for the United States across its history, with large-scale arrivals coming during just four peak periods.
Even as enforcement spending reached nearly $18 billion in FY 2012, the United States stood on the threshold of its most significant immigration overhaul since 1990.
Honduras: The Perils of Remittance Dependence and Clandestine Migration
With remittances at 17 percent of GDP in 2011 and over three-quarters of its U.S. immigrants likely unauthorized, Honduras shows both the promise and peril of remittance dependence.
Guatemalan Migration in Times of Civil War and Post-War Challenges
A weak state, natural disasters, socioeconomic challenges, and other drivers have entrenched migration as a survival strategy for Guatemalans.
Belgium: A Country of Permanent Immigration
Belgium's migration, asylum, and integration policies have historically been reactive and piecemeal, but policymakers have begun developing more comprehensive frameworks.
Chile: A Growing Destination Country in Search of a Coherent Approach to Migration
Even as Chile's foreign-born population topped 352,000 by 2009, its migration framework remains based on a 1975 Pinochet-era security law.
Lesotho: From Labor Reserve to Depopulating Periphery?
Remittances amounted to 29 percent of Lesotho's GDP in 2010, the second highest in the world.
Rapid Growth in Singapore's Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challenges
In 2010, nonresidents comprised 25.7 percent of Singapore's population, but the rapid growth of a two-track immigration system was fueling social tensions and a possible brain drain.