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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.
Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries
The Cooperative Efforts to Manage Emigration (CEME) project identified best practices for cooperative migration management.
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.
German Immigration Law Clears Final Hurdle
Germany's first immigration law, signed June 2002, creates points-based and skills-based entry, restructures residency permits, and mandates integration courses.
Statistics on Forced Migration
Refugee and asylum data are more complete than general migration statistics.
Education May Boost Fortunes of Second-Generation Latino Immigrants
First-generation Latino teens in the United States out-earned peers in 2000, but second-generation Latinos who focus on school surpass them in earnings and attainment by adulthood.
Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France
France's asylum applications rose 53 percent from 1999 to 2001.