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Australia's Increasing Ethnic and Religious Diversity
Australia's 2001 census showed roughly one-quarter of residents were born overseas.
After Protests, France's Undocumented Community Hopes for Permits
After protests, France reopened regularization reviews in September 2002, but Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy set strict criteria and early results showed most applicants denied.
Human Trafficking: The Need for Better Data
Despite estimates of up to 2 million people trafficked annually, reliable data remain scarce.
Refugees: Risks and Challenges Worldwide
With 13 million refugees worldwide in 2000, the article surveys who qualifies under law and the central policy debates around non-refoulement, burden sharing, and mass flight.
Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries
The Cooperative Efforts to Manage Emigration (CEME) project identified best practices for cooperative migration management.
Top German Parties Back Islamic Education
Germany's top two parties backed Islamic education in public schools in 2002.
Immigrant Integration: Building to Opportunity
Integration is a sustained, multigenerational process; U.S. second-generation immigrants can face blocked mobility due to an hourglass economy and limited local support.
Russia Beckons, But Diaspora Wary
President Vladimir Putin hopes diaspora return will stem Russia's demographic decline, but net migration has fallen sharply since 1994.
Malaysia Wavers on Labor Crackdown
Tough new laws aimed at curbing influxes of undocumented immigrants have prompted hundreds of thousands of workers to exit Malaysia — but the solution has brought its own problems.
Refugee Resettlement in Transition
Post-9/11 security cut U.S. refugee resettlement to fewer than 30,000 in 2002 against a 70,000 ceiling, spurring Europe to reconsider its own resettlement role.