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Belgium's Immigration Policy Brings Renewal and Challenges
From post-war labor recruitment to permanent settlement, Belgium evolved into a multicultural society.
The Foreign Born from Mexico in the United States in 2000
Numbering 9.9 million in 2002, Mexicans were the largest U.S. immigrant group.
Immigration Since September 11, 2001
After 9/11, nonimmigrant entries fell 15 percent and U.S. refugee admissions hit a 25-year low, even as legal permanent resident numbers held steady.
African-born Residents of the United States in 2000
More than 881,000 African-born residents called the United States home in 2000, with more than half having arrived in the 1990s and 95 percent settling in metropolitan areas.
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
Stagnation and repression turned Kenya's circular education migration into mass brain drain, while the 2002 election raised diaspora development hopes.
The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate
The 1986 Compact of Free Association gave citizens of Micronesia free U.S. migration rights, spurring rapid emigration.
Family Reunification
Family reunification drives two-thirds of U.S. permanent immigration, but per-country limits and a 3.9 million-case backlog in 2001 forced some applicants to wait decades.
'Special Registration' Program
More than 60,800 nationals of 25 predominantly Muslim countries had registered through the U.S. Special Registration program by March 2003.
Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration
Three coups from 1987 to 2000 triggered mass emigration from Fiji.
Iraqi Immigrants in the United States
The 2000 census counted roughly 90,000 Iraqi-born immigrants in the United States, double the 1990 figure.