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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.
The Foreign Born from the Dominican Republic in the United States in 2000
By 2000, Dominican immigrants were the fourth largest Latin American group in the United States, with 93 percent concentrated in just six northeastern states.
Security Checks Affect Legal Immigration
Post-9/11 security requirements cut U.S. legal permanent resident admissions 34 percent in FY 2003, leaving a backlog of 1.2 million pending applications.
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.
Mali: Seeking Opportunity Abroad
Mali's centuries-long migration tradition has resulted in an estimated 4.4 million abroad by 2000, though factors such as Ivory Coast’s instability and European restrictions constrain options.
Botswana's Changing Migration Patterns
After independence, Botswana became a migrant-receiving country, but unauthorized Zimbabwean arrivals since 2000 prompted new restrictions.
