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Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008

The seismic changes in the global economy that took place in 2008 will affect international migration patterns, in obvious and less obvious ways. One thing is clear: policymakers will need to adapt to the rapidly shifting needs of their labor markets as jobs become scarcer. The global economic downturn's effects on remittance flows, the hunt for skilled workers, return migration, and shifting immigration policies are among the topics examined in the Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008.

Special Issue Image 
Fence on U.S.-Mexico border
Articles for Special Issue 
"Buyer's Remorse" on Immigration Policy
The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants
Remittance Patterns in Flux
Immigration Ultimately Not an Issue in the 2008 Election
Xenophobia Rising
Return Migration: Changing Directions?
Demography and Migration Flows: Do Shrinking Populations Mean More Migrants?
Building Border Fences
Warming up to Circular Migration?
Struggles of Iraqi Refugees Continue
Issue Date 
Monday, December 1, 2008
Type 
Articles
Image Credit 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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