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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.
The “Brain Gain” Race Begins with Foreign Students
The United States led the world in foreign student enrollment in 2006, but its global share has slipped.
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.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2006
The Migration Information Source provides an overview of the major migration trends of the year, in this 2006 list.
Ones to Watch: U.S. Immigration Reform, Openness to Migrants, Biometrics, Displaced Iraqis
U.S. immigration reform, lower-skilled migration openings, biometric controls, and Iraqi displacement were the four issues poised to shape 2007.
U.S. Immigration Reform: Better Luck Next Year
In 2006, the U.S. Congress passed only the Secure Fence Act as House-Senate deadlock stalled comprehensive reform.
UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
The United Nations hosted its first major multilateral migration dialogue in September 2006, drawing 130 countries to discuss development, remittances, and labor migration.
U.S. State and Local Governments Respond to Federal Inaction on Immigration
With the U.S. Congress stalled in 2006, a wave of state and local laws targeting unauthorized immigrants emerged, with 84 bills signed into law in 32 states.