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House Passes Enforcement Bill Lacking Temporary Worker Program
The U.S. House passed an enforcement-only immigration bill in December 2005; its lack of a temporary worker provision made Senate passage unlikely.
Characteristics of the African Born in the United States in 2000
The African-born U.S. population more than doubled from 1990 to 2000, reaching 880,000; more than two in five adults held college degrees, nearly twice the foreign-born average.
Caught Between East and West, Ukraine Struggles with Its Migration Policy
Independent since 1991, Ukraine has evolved into a major labor exporter, with 2 to 3 million citizens working abroad, mostly illegally.
The Philippines' Culture of Migration
As of December 2004, 8.1 million Filipinos were in close to 200 countries; remittances reached $8.5 billion in 2004, making labor migration a cornerstone of the Philippines' economy.
Citizenship in a Globalized World
Globalization has complicated citizenship, spurring growth in dual citizenship, quasi-citizen rights for long-term residents, and EU supranational membership.
The Changing Face of the Gulf Coast: Immigration to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
Latin American immigration to U.S. Gulf Coast states surged in the 1990s.
Extreme Measures: What Migrants Are Willing to Do to Get in and What Governments Will Do to Stop Them
In 2005, 464 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a 41 percent increase over 2004; hundreds more died crossing the Mediterranean or breaching Spain's North African enclaves.
Remittances Reach New Heights
Global remittances were projected at $232 billion in 2005, of which $167 billion went to developing countries.
EU Disunion: Immigration in an Enlarged Europe
One year after EU enlargement, only the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden had opened labor markets to accession-state nationals.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2005
The first annual list of the Top 10 Migration Issues of the year covers events worldwide.
