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Spotlight on the Iranian Foreign Born
Shaped by the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian-born U.S. population of 283,000 in 2000 tended to be highly educated and high-earning, with over half living in California.
Detailed Characteristics of the South American Born in the United States in 2000
About 1.9 million South American born made up 6.2 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2000; Colombians were the largest of this group.
Burkina Faso: Testing the Tradition of Circular Migration
With one in five Burkinabè living abroad, the country's colonial-era migration patterns face new strains.
Senate Debate Resumes and DHS Boosts Internal Enforcement
The 2006 Hagel-Martinez immigration bill in the U.S. Senate proposed 325,000 annual temporary work visas and tiered legalization for unauthorized immigrants as of spring 2006.
American Immigration Reform from a Scandinavian Perspective
A Norwegian migration official argues the U.S. problem is unauthorized status—not numbers—and urges a managed, employer-driven work permit system with no cap on labor visas.
Another Way to Assess the Second Generation: Look at the Parents
Premigration class standing explains more than half of the second-generation college attainment gaps across 31 groups in the United States.
Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church became central to the 2006 U.S. immigration debate, mobilizing nearly 80 dioceses in support of comprehensive reform and opposing enforcement-only approaches.
Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees
After the 1996 peace accords, Guatemala's emigration shifted from political to economic; by 2005, remittances topped $3 billion.
Senate Debates Temporary Worker Program and Path to Legal Status for the Unauthorized
A March 2006 U.S. Senate bill proposed 400,000 annual temporary work slots and legalization for unauthorized immigrants as hundreds of thousands rallied in support.
Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
Canada's humanitarian framing of Central American conflicts drove admission of nearly 21,000 refugees between 1982 and 1987.