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Solving the Unauthorized Migrant Problem: Proposed Legislation in the U.S.
Four bills before the 109th Congress sought to tackle unauthorized immigration through mixes of enforcement, legalization, and guest worker provisions.
The Declining Enforcement of Employer Sanctions
Since peaking around 1990, U.S. employer sanctions enforcement fell sharply by fiscal year 2003.
Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach
Spain's 2005 regularization drew nearly 700,000 applications, making it the broadest yet.
Why Countries Continue to Consider Regularization
From 1980 to 2005, the United States and eight EU countries have run 22 one-shot regularization programs, with mixed results on integration, wages, and curbing irregular migration.
Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States were estimated to number 10.3 million in 2004.
Reassessing the Impacts of Brain Drain on Developing Countries
Brain drain harms some developing countries, but restricting skilled emigration may backfire.
New Research Challenges Notion of German "Brain Drain"
Most highly skilled Germans moving to the U.S. between 1990 and 2003 were temporary migrants, not permanent immigrants, challenging brain drain fears.
Interview with Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres called for separating asylum from security debates and improving public outreach.
"One Face at the Border" - Is It Working?
Two years after its launch, the "One Face at the Border" merger of U.S. customs, immigration, and agriculture inspection into U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) showed efficiency gains but exposed other gaps.
Trafficking in Women from Nigeria to Europe
Trafficking from Nigeria is centered in Edo state, where one in three young women surveyed had received offers to go to Europe.