Country Profile Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels Historically a diverse country, Singapore since the 1980s has become a top destination for Asian and Western professionals as well as low-skilled migrants from across the region. Brenda S.A. Yeoh of the National University of Singapore reports. Related Articles The Brain Gain Race Begins with Foreign Students TOP 10 MIGRATION ISSUES OF 2006 Issue #6 Growing Competition for the "Right" Skilled Workersh TOP 10 MIGRATION ISSUES OF 2006 Issue #9 Regional Migration in the Limelight Indonesia's Labor Looks Abroad Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction Other Resources Statistics Singapore http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority http://app.ica.gov.sg/index.asp US Census Bureau International Data Base http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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