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Paying for Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System
South Africa’s rights-based asylum laws coexist with a restrictive system marked by corruption, in which access to protection may depend less on need than on money.
The Emigration of Health-Care Workers: Malawi’s Recurring Challenges
Malawi’s effort to stem health workers’ emigration was helped by raising salaries and increasing training, but other challenges remain.
Open Wallet, Closed Doors: Exploring Japan’s Low Acceptance of Asylum Seekers
Japan provides major humanitarian funding but has low asylum recognition rates.
Europe’s Migration Crisis in Context: Why Now and What Next?
As Europe struggles to reach a consensus on how to respond to the refugee crisis, the seemingly unending flow of migrants and refugees arriving on its shores is bringing national asylum systems to their breaking point. This article analyzes the context of the crisis, discussing the root causes of the flows, why they are spiking now, and growing protection challenges.
Business as Usual? Regularizing Foreign Labor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s 2010 migration reforms seek to regularize Nicaraguan workers, but high costs and weak institutions keep many in precarious jobs.
Origin and Community: Asian and Latin American Unauthorized Youth and U.S. Deportation Relief
Asian immigrant youths have applied for U.S. deferred action at far lower rates than Latino peers, yet they renewed their grants on time more often.
Americans Abroad: A Disillusioned Diaspora?
A survey of 1,400 overseas U.S. citizens found that nearly one-third were considering renouncing their citizenship.
The EuroMaidan Protests, Corruption, and War in Ukraine: Migration Trends and Ambitions
Corruption and conflict are among the reasons why many Ukrainians have considered emigrating.
Redefining Nepal: Internal Migration in a Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Society
Nepal’s post-conflict, post-disaster internal migration is reshaping regions, gender roles, and federal politics in ways aid and leaders must navigate.
Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne, Norwegian Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion
Norwegian Minister Solveig Horne links preventing radicalization to strong local integration, including access to language training, education, and work.
