Feature Stories Arab Spring and Fear of Migrant Surge Expose Rift in EU Immigration Policy Circles December 1 — The Arab Spring exposed critical weaknesses and exacerbated long-held disagreements within the European Union related to asylum, immigration, and external border control policy matters that spilled over into the operation of the Schengen area. Immigrant Detention under Scrutiny in Australia, United Kingdom, and United States December 1 — Public backlash against the detention systems of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States mounted in 2011with allegations of unacceptable living conditions, abuse, prolonged detention, and government waste. Faltering Movement: Explaining Europe's Schengen Struggle November 2 — Europe's Schengen agreement eliminated border controls between 25 countries for over 400 million people. Schengen cooperation has come under intense pressure of late, however, and EU Member States are currently considering whether the rules under which it operates ought to be adjusted. Elizabeth Collett provides background and explains what the current debate means for the future of Schengen. Previous Features: Hidden in Plain Sight: A Look at Indigenous Migrants, Their Movements, and Their Challenges Global Nomads: The Emergence of the Tibetan Diaspora (Part I) How are the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policies Evaluated? Where to Now? Decreasing Options for Displaced Iraqis Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Ecuador: Diversity in Migration Crisis in Lebanon Displaces Lebanese, Foreign Workers, and Refugees Darfur Situation Worsens, Violence Spreads to Chad Trans-Saharan Migration to North Africa and the EU: Historical Roots and Current Trends The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees Tajikistan: From Refugee Sender to Labor Exporter Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America Characteristics of the African Born in the United States Asylum Applications Drop Sharply Record Numbers Displaced by Natural Disasters Interview with António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ethiopians Who Survived the Famine: A Repatriation Success Story Surrounded: Women and Girls in Northern Uganda The US Refugee Program in Transition

Feature The Arab Spring and Other Crises in Africa Displace More Than 1 Million People December 1 — The succession of displacement and refugee crises arising from the Arab Spring and in Côte d'Ivoire, Somalia, and Sudan highlighted the need for governments and the international community to achieve and maintain readiness to manage population movements triggered by sociopolitical unrest and environmental factors. Spotlight Refugees and Asylees in the United States August 23 — In 2010, the United States granted humanitarian protection to nearly 95,000 immigrants, including some 73,000 refugees and 21,000 asylum seekers. MPI's Monica Li and Jeanne Batalova take a detailed look at the most recent refugee and asylum data in the United States. Data Insight Statistics on Forced Migration Can international migration data be improved? Bela Hovy, Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s Population Data Unit, shares lessons from the field of forced migration. Previous News Stories: Drop in Asylum Numbers Shows Changes in Demand and Supply Assessing the Tsunami's Effects on Migration Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda Austria Passes More Restrictive Asylum Law Italy Grapples With Undocumented Immigration Australia Moves Against Human Trafficking Swiss Court Halts Local Plebiscites on Naturalization Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism Fighting in Aceh Spurs Fears of Displacement Sangatte Shutdown Signals New Anglo-French Cooperation Detention Center Fires Spark Renewed Debate on Australian Refugee Program European Union Sees Dip in Number of Asylum Applications Government Targeting of Asylum Seekers Sparks Row in Austria Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France Previous Migration Fundamentals: Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration Refugees: Risks and Challenges Worldwide IDPs in Perspective

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