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Women Migrants in Transit and Detention in Mexico
After 2000, Mexico's migration crackdown left women in transit increasingly exposed.
Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America
From 1983 to 2004, refugee resettlement in the United States dispersed toward smaller metros, even as New York and Los Angeles held the top spots.
Migration and Development: Lessons from the Mexican Experience
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) widened U.S.-Mexico inequalities, driving mass migration and billions of dollars in remittances.
A New Surge of Interest in Migration and Development
Global remittances roughly doubled from 2001 to 2006, fueling debate over migration's role in development versus dependency.
Migrant Hometown Associations and Opportunities for Development: A Global Perspective
Migrant hometown associations fund community projects worldwide but reach their greatest development impact when matched by government or institutional co-investment.
The Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look
India was the world's top remittance recipient in 2005, drawing $24.6 billion.
Linking Temporary Worker Schemes with Development
Evidence on temporary worker schemes as development tools remains mixed, with outcomes hinging on contract design, recruitment, and migrants' ability to save.
Second-Generation Latinos in Nebraska: A First Look
Nebraska's foreign-born population grew faster than any other U.S. Midwestern state in the 1990s, with Latinos making up 53.8 percent of the state’s foreign born by 2004.
EU Enlargement in 2007: No Warm Welcome for Labor Migrants
Most EU-15 states imposed labor-market restrictions on Bulgaria and Romania upon their 2007 EU accession, reversing the more open approach some had taken in 2004.
Counting Immigrants in Cities across the Globe
Drawing on census data from 150 cities in 52 countries, researchers identified 20 metropolitan areas with over 1 million foreign-born residents in the early 2000s.