The European Union's Stockholm Program: Less Ambition on Immigration and Asylum, But More Detailed Plans January 27 — In its newest five-year "roadmap" for justice and home affairs policy, the European Union has made migration a priority area. But while the Stockholm program offers plenty of detail on issues like illegal migration and asylum, it offers few specifics as to the final goal. MPI's Elizabeth Collett analyzes the program's action points and looks at challenges facing its implementation. Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform January 20 — Immigration to the United States continued steadily from the 1970s until the recent recession, which also diminished a sense of urgency to enact immigration reform legislation. MPI's Kristen McCabe and Doris Meissner provide a comprehensive look at major legislation and events affecting US immigration, the size and attributes of the immigrant population, and policy changes under the Obama administration. U.S. Resource Page Salvadoran Immigrants in the United States January 5 — The 1.1 million Salvadoran immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 2.9 percent of all US immigrants, making them the second-largest immigrant group from Latin America. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Salvadoran-born unauthorized population.

Haitian Immigrants in the United States January 15 — The 535,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 1.4 percent of all US immigrants and the fourth-largest immigrant group from the Caribbean. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Haitian-born unauthorized population. New Immigration Bill Edges Comprehensive Immigration Reform Back on the Legislative Agenda January 14 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the new "CIR-ASAP" bill, the H-1B visa program, new ICE policies for detained asylum seekers, and more. Tiempo de moderar el optimismo: comparando experiencias de migración y desarrollo en México y Marruecos Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region Here, There, and Back Again: A New Zealand Case Study of Chinese Circulatory Transmigration Tradition and Progress: Taiwan's Evolving Migration Reality The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight Women and Migration: Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory Reassessing the Impacts of Brain Drain on Developing Countries Taiwanese Immigrants in the United States China's Young Rural-to-Urban Migrants: In Search of Fortune, Happiness, and Independence Top 10 of 2011 Issue #5: Substantial Investments to Court Diaspora Entrepreneurs for Development Gains Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region Tiempo de moderar el optimismo: comparando experiencias de migración y desarrollo en México y Marruecos China's Young Rural-to-Urban Migrants: In Search of Fortune, Happiness, and Independence Living In Between: The Chinese in South Africa Women and Migration: Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Haitian Immigrants in the United States Emigration, Immigration, and Diaspora Relations in India Chinese Immigrants in the United States The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection Erin Patrick presents an in-depth look at some of the controversies associated with gender-related asylum.

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