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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.
Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction
Remittances rival official aid, but brain drain and weak investment climates limit migration's development impact; diaspora networks hold great promise.
Refugee Diasporas, Remittances, Development, and Conflict
Refugee diaspora remittances aid conflict-affected homelands but can also fund armed groups.
Remittances from the United States in Context
Global remittances to developing countries hit $72.3 billion in 2001, of which Latin America received over one-third.
Iraqi Immigrants in the United States
The 2000 census counted roughly 90,000 Iraqi-born immigrants in the United States, double the 1990 figure.
Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States
Between 1990 and 2000, the U.S. foreign-born Hispanic population grew 81 percent.
Hispanos nacidos en el extranjero que viven en los Estados Unidos
La población hispana de EE.UU. creció de 22 millones a 35,3 millones entre 1990 y 2000; los hispanos nacidos en el extranjero, el 40 por ciento del total, crecieron un 81 por ciento.
Russia Beckons, But Diaspora Wary
President Vladimir Putin hopes diaspora return will stem Russia's demographic decline, but net migration has fallen sharply since 1994.