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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.
Argentina: A New Era of Migration and Migration Policy
Argentina both receives regional migrants and sends emigrants abroad.
Colombia: In the Crossfire
Armed conflict and economic crisis have driven millions of Colombians abroad and displaced an estimated millions more internally between 1985 and 2005.
Shaping Brazil: The Role of International Migration
Five centuries of immigration shaped Brazil's population; by 2000 more than 1.8 million Brazilians lived abroad, with remittances reaching $5.2 billion in 2003.
Chile: Moving Towards a Migration Policy
Though immigrants accounted for just over 1 percent of Chile's population in 2000, growing flows from Peru and Argentina have pressed the country to replace its 1975 migration law.
Argentina's Economic Woes Spur Emigration
Economic collapse drove roughly 255,000 Argentines abroad in two and a half years; Spain, Italy, the United States, and Israel were top destinations.
Latino Remittances Swell Despite U.S. Economic Slump
Despite a U.S. recession, remittances to Mexico and Central America reached $14.2 billion in 2002, up 28 percent since 2000.
Colombians Flee War Without End
Colombia's conflict had displaced 2.7 million internally from 1985 to 2002.