Country Profiles
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Burkina Faso: Testing the Tradition of Circular Migration
With one in five Burkinabè living abroad, the country's colonial-era migration patterns face new strains.
Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees
After the 1996 peace accords, Guatemala's emigration shifted from political to economic; by 2005, remittances topped $3 billion.
Ghana: Searching for Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Ghana's diaspora of up to 4 million as of the mid-1990s remitted $1 billion in 2004, but the emigration of skilled professionals remains a challenge.
Latvia Looks West, But Legacy of Soviets Remains
Soviet-era Russification raised Latvia's ethnic Russian share to 34 percent in 1989; post-independence emigration brought the Russian share back to 30 percent by 2000.
Argentina: A New Era of Migration and Migration Policy
Argentina both receives regional migrants and sends emigrants abroad.
Caught Between East and West, Ukraine Struggles with Its Migration Policy
Independent since 1991, Ukraine has evolved into a major labor exporter, with 2 to 3 million citizens working abroad, mostly illegally.
The Philippines' Culture of Migration
As of December 2004, 8.1 million Filipinos were in close to 200 countries; remittances reached $8.5 billion in 2004, making labor migration a cornerstone of the Philippines' economy.
Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society
Canada relies on immigration for growth, but its skills-focused selection model has produced a gap between newcomers' credentials and their labor market outcomes.
Colombia: In the Crossfire
Armed conflict and economic crisis have driven millions of Colombians abroad and displaced an estimated millions more internally between 1985 and 2005.
The Netherlands: Death of a Filmmaker Shakes a Nation
Theo Van Gogh's 2004 murder by a Dutch-born Moroccan exposed failures in the Netherlands' multicultural model and prompted new integration and immigration restrictions.