Embracing Emigration: The Migration-Development Nexus in Albania
From ongoing emigration flows and a surge in asylum seekers, to more than 150,000 returnees, this country profile examines contemporary and historical migration trends in Albania. Driven by extreme...
View ArticleOpen Wallet, Closed Doors: Exploring Japan’s Low Acceptance of Asylum Seekers
Japan is one of the world's most generous contributors to humanitarian appeals, yet accepts a very small number of asylum seekers—indeed only 11 were granted refugee status in 2014. Even as Japan has...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: A Migration History Marked by Crises and...
One of the least developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced significant migration outflows and inflows tied to political and economic crises in...
View ArticleThe Global Feminization of Migration: Past, Present, and Future
Scholars have declared feminization to be a core dimension of the new age of international migration. This article sketches a more nuanced understanding, noting that an uptick in female migration...
View ArticleThe New Reality: Germany Adapts to Its Role as a Major Migrant Magnet
Although long one of the world's top migrant destinations, only in the recent past has Germany come to acknowledge and adjust to its role as a country of immigration. Its welcoming approach—a...
View ArticleSouth Korea Carefully Tests the Waters on Immigration, With a Focus on...
Faced with labor shortages in key sectors of the economy, South Korea has moved carefully in recent decades toward accepting greater numbers of workers—albeit in temporary fashion. Its Employment...
View ArticleAs Its Population Ages, Japan Quietly Turns to Immigration
One of the most rapidly aging societies in the world, Japan is looking to immigration to address increased labor shortages—albeit slowly and largely without public debate. This country profile offers a...
View ArticleAs Colombia Emerges from Decades of War, Migration Challenges Mount
Colombia has more internally displaced persons (IDPs) than any other country in the world, the result of a 52-year civil war. Beyond improving the lives of its 7.3 million IDPs, the country faces a...
View ArticleA Revolving Door No More? A Statistical Profile of Mexican Adults Repatriated...
The revolving door of return migration is slowing significantly for Mexican adults deported or voluntarily returned by the U.S. government, with the number intending to attempt re-entry dropping 80...
View ArticleRussia: A Migration System with Soviet Roots
The history of dynamic migration flows throughout the Soviet Union pre- and post-collapse has significantly shaped the current migration reality in Russia. Even as borders have shifted and policies...
View ArticleCuban Migration: A Postrevolution Exodus Ebbs and Flows
The Cuban Revolution unleashed a massive exodus from the island. Cuba is now among the top origin countries of immigrants in the United States—where for decades they have received preferential...
View ArticleThe Philippines: Beyond Labor Migration, Toward Development and (Possibly)...
In the Philippines, a pervasive culture of migration has led millions to seek opportunities abroad, particularly since an economic downturn in the 1970s. The government has long embraced exporting...
View ArticleStrengthening Mexico’s Protection of Central American Unaccompanied Minors in...
Mexico has apprehended more than 50,000 unaccompanied children since 2014 and introduced ambitious reforms to safeguard their rights. Yet the gap between policy and reality is wide: Most are held in...
View ArticleFrom Emigration to Asylum Destination, Italy Navigates Shifting Migration Tides
Long a country of emigration—13 million Italians went abroad between 1880 and 1915—Italy has also experienced significant inflows of Middle Eastern and sub-Saharan African workers in recent decades....
View ArticleSafe or Sorry? Prospects for Britons in the European Union after Brexit
Amid ongoing Brexit negotiations, much remains uncertain for the roughly 1 million UK citizens living elsewhere in the European Union. This report offers a demographic profile of these Brexpats,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Displacement Challenges in a Country on the Move
Nearly 6 million Afghans fled after violence erupted in the late 1970s, primarily to Iran and Pakistan. While millions returned after the collapse of the Taliban in 2001, the security situation has...
View ArticleAustralia: A Welcoming Destination for Some
Immigration has driven economic and social development in Australia for more than two centuries. Even as more than one-fourth of the country’s population is foreign born and Australia ranks third among...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters: How to Find the Most Accurate Resources
At this release of an updated version of the popular Immigration Data Matters guide, presenters discuss how to navigate and access the increasing number of data sources on immigration and immigrants in...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters
This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use guide includes more than...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters: How to Find the Most Accurate Resources
With immigration increasingly visible in the news and the political space in the United States and internationally, getting access to accurate, high-quality data is essential to understand...
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