David Dixon
David Dixon was previously an Associate Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, where he brought his international data expertise to work on a broad range of topics including immigrant integration, immigrants and program participation, impacts of highly skilled immigrants, and the well-being of the children of immigrants.
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New Research Challenges Notion of German "Brain Drain"
Most highly skilled Germans moving to the U.S. between 1990 and 2003 were temporary migrants, not permanent immigrants, challenging brain drain fears.
Foreign-Born Self-Employed in the United States
In 2000, 10.4 percent of foreign-born workers in the United States were self-employed, with Greeks, Syrians, and Koreans posting the highest rates.
Characteristics of the European Born in the United States in 2000
In 2000, 4.9 million European-born residents made up 15.8 percent of the U.S. immigrant population, with Eastern Europeans driving recent growth.
Tonga: Migration and the Homeland
Remittances equal half of Tonga’s economy in 2002, but an overseas-born generation with weaker homeland ties threatens the long-term flow.
