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The Global Tug-of-War for Health Care Workers
Growing demand in wealthy nations is accelerating health-worker emigration from sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions, straining already weakened health systems.
Latino and Asian Voters in the 2004 Election and Beyond
Latino and Asian voting power was rising in the United States as of 2004, but lagged behind population growth; noncitizenship, low registration, and youth skewed the groups’ full electoral impact.
Immigration Reform Tied to Homeland Security Bill
Disagreements over intelligence and immigration provisions stalled a post-9/11 Homeland Security Bill before the November 2004 elections.
The Challenge of French Diversity
France's 2004 ban on religious symbols in public schools exposed tensions between secular traditions and integrating a growing immigrant population.
Immigrant Voting Rights Receive More Attention
With an estimated 12 million legal permanent residents barred from voting in 2004, U.S. cities revived noncitizen suffrage, a practice common in the country's first 150 years.
Saudi Arabia's Plan for Changing Its Workforce
Saudi Arabia enforces "Saudiization" to curb reliance on foreign workers, who comprised 95 percent of private-sector workforce as of 2003.
U.S. Immigration Statistics in 2003
Post-9/11 security measures drove a 34 percent drop in U.S. legal permanent resident admissions in FY 2003, to 706,000, with declines across nearly all categories.
Cross-Border Human Flows in Northeast Asia
Post-Cold War migration in Northeast Asia, driven by Chinese economic pressures and North Korean hardship, is reshaping host societies and regional policy frameworks.
Understanding the Importance of Remittances
Remittances to developing countries exceeded $93 billion in 2003, but fees averaging 13 percent, data gaps, and weak financial infrastructure limited their development impact.
Transnational Migrants: When "Home" Means More Than One Country
Transnational migrants maintain ties to both origin and host countries—a reality that demands new policy frameworks.