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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.
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.
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.
Emergent Global Classes and What They Mean for Immigration Politics
Emerging transnational groupings of people exposed the limits of immigration frameworks treating skilled and low-wage migration as economically unrelated.
Today's Immigration Policy Debates: Do We Need a Little History?
Today's deadlocked U.S. immigration debates may seem new, but are linked to centuries of history.