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"Buyer's Remorse" on Immigration Policy
Spain legalized 560,000 migrants in 2005, but by 2008 unemployment was high and the country was offering them cash to leave.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008 - Ones to Watch in 2009
It remained unclear how the global financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president will affect migration trends and policy.
The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants
Gloomy economic forecasts have not slowed the global hunt for highly skilled migrants.
The Growing Global Demand for Students as Skilled Migrants
Aging societies are courting international students as tomorrow’s skilled migrants, expanding study-to-work and settlement pathways.
Regulating Immigration at the State Level: Highlights from the Database of 2007 State Immigration Legislation and the Methodology
All 50 U.S. states for the first time introduced immigration legislation in 2007, enacting 240 laws focused primarily on employment verification and local enforcement.
Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Brain waste leaves many college-educated immigrants in the United States underemployed, as foreign credentials and limited English ability block access to skilled jobs.
Hybrid Immigrant-Selection Systems: The Next Generation of Economic Migration Schemes
Points systems and employer-driven admissions models each have key flaws; hybrid systems that combine both can better serve immediate labor needs and long-term national interests.
Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model
A Philippine regulation system for overseas workers shows how origin states can shape temporary labor migration while still not necessarily eliminating risk to emigrants.
Party Platforms Discuss Immigration, But Candidates Scarcely Mention It
In 2008, U.S. Republican and Democratic platforms staked out opposing visions on immigration, yet both presidential candidates barely mentioned it at their conventions.
High Stakes, More Meaning: An Overview of the Process of Redesigning the U.S. Citizenship Test
The 2008 U.S. citizenship test overhaul left key questions unanswered and an inability to measure its impact given the lack of sharing of comparative passage-rate data.