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World Confronts Largest Humanitarian Crisis since WWII
In 2014, global displacement due to conflict or persecution hit 51.2 million, the highest since World War II.
Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return Migration?
Ecuador juggles a large diaspora, rising return migration, and growing refugee and lifestyle inflows as it moves beyond its era of mass emigration.
How Can Talent Abroad Induce Development at Home? Towards a Pragmatic Diaspora Agenda
Highly skilled diaspora members can catalyze institutional development at home, but only when engagement strategies are pragmatic and tailored to local conditions.
South American Immigrants in the United States
Nearly half of all South American immigrants in the United States lived in just two metropolitan areas—New York and Miami—in 2011.
Chile: A Growing Destination Country in Search of a Coherent Approach to Migration
Even as Chile's foreign-born population topped 352,000 by 2009, its migration framework remains based on a 1975 Pinochet-era security law.
On the Other Side of the Fence: Changing Dynamics of Migration in the Americas
As migration to the United States and Spain slows, intraregional labor flows within Latin America are reshaping key economic sectors and compelling new policy responses.
Latin American Immigration to Southern Europe
By 2005-2006, Southern Europe had emerged as Latin American migration’s main European destination, shaped by history and labor demand.
Ecuador: Diversidad en Migración
Dos crisis económicas enviaron entre el 10 y 15 por ciento de los ecuatorianos al exterior, principalmente a España y EE.UU., mientras aumentó la inmigración de Colombia y Perú.
Ecuador: Diversity in Migration
In recent decades, economic crises have sent as much as 15 percent of Ecuadorians abroad, mainly to Spain and the United States, while Colombia and Peru have been the major sources of immigration to Ecuador.
Detailed Characteristics of the South American Born in the United States in 2000
About 1.9 million South American born made up 6.2 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2000; Colombians were the largest of this group.