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Placing American Emigration to Canada in Context

After the 2004 U.S. elections, interest in emigrating to Canada echoed Vietnam-era patterns, driven by factors including opposition to the Iraq War and same-sex marriage restrictions.

The Foreign-Born Hmong in the United States

More than 15,000 Hmong refugees began resettling in the United States in 2004, joining roughly 103,000 foreign-born Hmong in California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

The Oaxaca-U.S. Connection and Remittances

Survey data from Oaxaca's central valleys show most U.S.-bound migrants are men, with remittances covering mainly household costs rather than business investment.

Elections Bring Policy Changes

Arizona voters passed Proposition 200 limiting immigrant access to public benefits, while U.S. President George W. Bush signaled support for guest worker legislation.

Immigrant Voting Rights Receive More Attention

With an estimated 12 million legal permanent residents barred from voting in 2004, U.S. cities revived noncitizen suffrage, a practice common in the country's first 150 years.

Latino and Asian Voters in the 2004 Election and Beyond

Latino and Asian voting power was rising in the United States as of 2004, but lagged behind population growth; noncitizenship, low registration, and youth skewed the groups’ full electoral impact.

U.S. Immigration Statistics in 2003

Post-9/11 security measures drove a 34 percent drop in U.S. legal permanent resident admissions in FY 2003, to 706,000, with declines across nearly all categories.