January 2004












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Minimizing Development-Induced Displacement
W. Courtland Robinson of Johns Hopkins University analyzes steps to minimize the negative side of development, which has uprooted millions worldwide.
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Labor Export Policy: The Case of the Philippines
MPI's Kevin O'Neil examines the Philippines' sophisticated policies to promote and regulate its labor exports. Full Story | View Map
The Source presents maps showing the distribution of the five largest foreign-born groups in the United States by county.
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Maps, Development, Cook Islands
In this issue, we map the top five foreign-born communities in the US and explore the migration patterns of the Philippines and Cook Islands. Development-induced displacement leads our features. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton.
Cook Islands
Paul Spoonley describes a massive economic and cultural shift caused by emigration from the Cook Islands to New Zealand.
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The Foreign Born from China in the United States
MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the fourth-largest immigrant group in the United States.
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MPI's Maia Jachimowicz outlines the latest developments affecting US migration policy, including new moves by the Department of Homeland Security. Full Story
A report by the Pew Hispanic Center on "Remittance Senders and Receivers: Tracking the Transnational Channels" and a US Census 2000 Brief on "The Foreign-Born Population: 2000".
More than 30 donor countries so far have pledged $358 million towards the overall $1 billion funding target of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for 2004. (Source: UNHCR)
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