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Top 10 Migration Issues of 2005
The first annual list of the Top 10 Migration Issues of the year covers events worldwide.
Growing Competition for Skilled Workers (and Foreign Students)
In 2005, the U.S. Senate voted to raise the annual H-1B cap to 95,000 as Australia, Canada, and European countries stepped up global recruitment of skilled workers and foreign students.
Extreme Measures: What Migrants Are Willing to Do to Get in and What Governments Will Do to Stop Them
In 2005, 464 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a 41 percent increase over 2004; hundreds more died crossing the Mediterranean or breaching Spain's North African enclaves.
Remittances Reach New Heights
Global remittances were projected at $232 billion in 2005, of which $167 billion went to developing countries.
EU Disunion: Immigration in an Enlarged Europe
One year after EU enlargement, only the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden had opened labor markets to accession-state nationals.
Temporary Work Programs Back in Fashion
Spain, Malaysia, and the United States pursued temporary worker schemes in 2005.
U.S. Immigration Reform Moves Forward
Multiple immigration reform bills advanced in the U.S. Congress in 2005, while President George W. Bush renewed calls for enforcement paired with a temporary worker program.
Migration's Unrealized Potential: The Report of the Global Commission on International Migration
Released in 2005, the Global Commission on International Migration report offered recommendations on migration and governance.
Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No Child Left Behind Act
Children of immigrants represented one in five U.S. K-12 students in 2005.
Schengen and the Free Movement of People Across Europe
Signed in 1985, the Schengen Agreement eliminated internal EU borders, enabled common visa policy, and drove security cooperation.