Diasporas

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on diasporas—defined here as emigrants and their descendants living outside their country of origin or ancestry who maintain ties to it.

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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.