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Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States in 2000
As of 2000, the 8.2 million immigrants from Asia made up 26 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population.
Ghana: Searching for Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Ghana's diaspora of up to 4 million as of the mid-1990s remitted $1 billion in 2004, but the emigration of skilled professionals remains a challenge.
Argentina: A New Era of Migration and Migration Policy
Argentina both receives regional migrants and sends emigrants abroad.
Latvia Looks West, But Legacy of Soviets Remains
Soviet-era Russification raised Latvia's ethnic Russian share to 34 percent in 1989; post-independence emigration brought the Russian share back to 30 percent by 2000.
Spotlight on Limited English Proficient Students in the United States in 2004
Limited English Proficient students in the United States numbered 5 million in the 2003-04 school year, accounting for about 10 percent of U.S. public school enrollment.
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.
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.
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.
Who Does What in U.S. Immigration
Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was abolished in 2003, no single U.S. agency coordinates immigration policy; responsibilities are split across multiple departments.
Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society
Canada relies on immigration for growth, but its skills-focused selection model has produced a gap between newcomers' credentials and their labor market outcomes.