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Reimagining Skilled Migration Partnerships to Support Development
Skilled migration partnerships hold promise for linking labor demand with origin-country development, but high costs and weak outcomes stall most programs at the pilot stage.
Egypt: Migration and Diaspora Politics in an Emerging Transit Country
Egypt has used labor emigration as an economic safety valve and diaspora engagement as a soft-power tool since 1952.
European Immigrants in the United States
About 4.8 million Europeans lived in the United States in 2016, accounting for just 11 percent of all immigrants, down dramatically from 75 percent in 1960.
Canadian Immigrants in the United States
Canadians account for a declining share of all U.S. immigrants. They do have above-average education, high incomes, and near-average naturalization as compared to other immigrants.
Dominican Immigrants in the United States
The nearly 1.1 million Dominican immigrants in the United States in 2016 were concentrated in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
Filipinos comprised the fourth largest U.S. immigrant group in 2016, dropping from second place in 1990.
Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States
Nearly 1.2 million immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa lived in the United States in 2016.
Cuban Immigrants in the United States
In 2016, nearly 1.3 million Cubans lived in the United States, with arrivals surging as migrants anticipated the end of preferential U.S. immigration protections.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Chinese immigrants were the third-largest foreign-born group in the United States in 2016 and were the leading source of international students on U.S. college campuses.
Indian Immigrants in the United States
Indian immigrants, who made up the second-largest foreign-born group in the United States in 2015, tend to be younger and more highly educated than immigrants overall.
