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Linking Security and Immigration Controls: The Post-9/11 U.S. Model Goes Global
Since 9/11, the United States has pushed its security-immigration model globally.
What Surprised You Most About Migration in 2005? Top Experts Respond
Nine migration experts name their 2005 standouts: Paris suburb riots, record remittances, falling global refugee numbers, and Germany's new integration law.
Challenges of Immigrant Integration: Muslims in Europe
The July 7 London bombings and weeks of rioting in France after two North African teens died in a Paris suburb made Muslim integration an urgent issue in Europe in 2005.
Migration Issues: Ones to Watch
Three migration trends to watch in 2006: Turkey's EU bid, rising government use of detention and deportation, and diaspora political influence in home-country elections.
Record Numbers Displaced by Natural Disasters
Natural disasters in 2005 displaced millions.
Asylum Applications Drop Sharply
Asylum applications fell 40 percent from 2001 to 2004, driven by restrictive policies, interceptions at sea, and fewer people needing protection.
Growing Competition for Skilled Workers (and Foreign Students)
In 2005, the U.S. Senate voted to raise the annual H-1B cap to 95,000 as Australia, Canada, and European countries stepped up global recruitment of skilled workers and foreign students.
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.