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America's Emigrants: U.S. Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama
Lower costs, tax benefits, and retiree visa programs drew growing numbers of Americans to Mexico and Panama.
Mexico's Presidential Election: Implications for U.S. Immigration Policy
Mexico's contested 2006 presidential election and emigration pressures carry significant implications for U.S. immigration policy.
The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees
The 2006 war in Lebanon displaced nearly 1 million people and exposed the precarious status of migrant workers and refugees lacking legal protections.
Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health Insurance
Nearly half of noncitizens in the United States lacked health insurance in 2004, driven by limited employer offers and 1996 welfare reform restrictions on public coverage.
Family Obligation Among Children in Immigrant Families
Among immigrant youth, a strong sense of family obligation supports well-being and academic drive but can delay college completion when family finances are limited.
The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11
Post-9/11 U.S. security policies brought expanded surveillance and deportations for Arab Americans.
The U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S.-Mexico border region has poverty rates double the national average; migrant deaths hit a record 473 in FY 2005 as crossings shifted to Arizona's remote desert routes.
Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Imprisonment Among First- and Second-Generation Young Men
In 2000, foreign-born men in the United States were imprisoned at one-quarter the rate of native-born men.
Europe: Population and Migration in 2005
Immigration drove nearly 85 percent of EU population growth in 2005.
Rethinking the Last 200 Years of U.S. Immigration Policy
Since colonial times, active recruitment, racial exclusions, and diplomacy shaped who entered the United States, well before the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act.