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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.
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.
Growing Competition for the "Right" Skilled Workers
Developed nations competed for skilled migrants in 2006, with the United Kingdom, France, and Hong Kong each overhauling entry programs to better match labor-market needs.
Regional Migration in the Limelight
Regional migration shaped global flows in 2006, with EU expansion driving large arrivals to Ireland and the United Kingdom while intra-Asian migration grew sharply.
Good-bye Multiculturalism -- Hello Assimilation?
European politicians declared multiculturalism a failure, rolling out tougher integration requirements in Germany and the Netherlands.
Crisis in Lebanon Displaces Lebanese, Foreign Workers, and Refugees
The summer 2006 conflict in Lebanon displaced an estimated 1 million people and exposed disparities in how Western citizens and foreign workers were evacuated.
How to Fight Homegrown Terrorism: Surveillance, Outreach, or Both?
Surveillance, identity controls, and Muslim community engagement marked Western governments' varied responses to homegrown radicalization concerns in 2006.
Darfur Situation Worsens, Violence Spreads to Chad
Darfur's violence spread into Chad in 2006, raising the refugee count to 218,000 and internally displacing 90,000 people in Chad.
All about the Border
Border enforcement expanded on two continents in 2006, with U.S. National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border and Frontex patrols in the Atlantic.
Migration Experts Size up 2006
Leading global migration scholars reflected on 2006's most unexpected developments, from stalled U.S. reform to accelerating return migration of skilled workers to Asia.