Top 10 Migration Issues of 2006
Helene Caux/UNHCR
The Migration Information Source provides an overview of the major migration trends of the year, in this 2006 list.
Welcome to the Migration Information Source's second annual Top 10 Migration Issues of the year. During 2006, governments' policy focus on assimilation over multiculturalism tops the annual list of leading global migration developments. The 2006 Top 10 also analyzes the competition for skilled workers, the worsening situation in Darfur, crisis in Lebanon, and the United Nations General Assembly's first-ever High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, among other topics.
Good-bye Multiculturalism -- Hello Assimilation?
European politicians declared multiculturalism a failure, rolling out tougher integration requirements in Germany and the Netherlands.
UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
The United Nations hosted its first major multilateral migration dialogue in September 2006, drawing 130 countries to discuss development,…
U.S. Immigration Reform: Better Luck Next Year
In 2006, the U.S. Congress passed only the Secure Fence Act as House-Senate deadlock stalled comprehensive reform.
Darfur Situation Worsens, Violence Spreads to Chad
Darfur's violence spread into Chad in 2006, raising the refugee count to 218,000 and internally displacing 90,000 people in Chad.
All about the Border
Border enforcement expanded on two continents in 2006, with U.S. National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border and Frontex patrols in the Atlantic.
Growing Competition for the "Right" Skilled Workers
Developed nations competed for skilled migrants in 2006, with the United Kingdom, France, and Hong Kong each overhauling entry programs to better…
Crisis in Lebanon Displaces Lebanese, Foreign Workers, and Refugees
The summer 2006 conflict in Lebanon displaced an estimated 1 million people and exposed disparities in how Western citizens and foreign workers were…
U.S. State and Local Governments Respond to Federal Inaction on Immigration
With the U.S. Congress stalled in 2006, a wave of state and local laws targeting unauthorized immigrants emerged, with 84 bills signed into law in 32…
Regional Migration in the Limelight
Regional migration shaped global flows in 2006, with EU expansion driving large arrivals to Ireland and the United Kingdom while intra-Asian…
How to Fight Homegrown Terrorism: Surveillance, Outreach, or Both?
Surveillance, identity controls, and Muslim community engagement marked Western governments' varied responses to homegrown radicalization…
