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Settlement Patterns of the Foreign Born in the United States: Results from Census 2000
While the U.S. states of California, New York, and Texas held the largest numbers of immigrants in 2000, fastest growth came in the South.
Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries
The Cooperative Efforts to Manage Emigration (CEME) project identified best practices for cooperative migration management.
Court Challenges Secrecy in Post-Sept. 11 Deportation Proceedings
A U.S. court ruled secret deportation hearings were unconstitutional in 2002; separately, new grants of lawful permanent residence hit 1 million in FY 2001.
Head of INS Submits Resignation
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner James Ziglar announced he would resign in August 2002.
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.
Homeland Security Dept. Proposal Moves Forward
The U.S. House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill in July 2002 moving only the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) enforcement arm to the new agency; the Senate version would transfer the entire INS and elevate it to its own directorate.