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Counting Immigrants in Cities across the Globe
Cities, especially a few large ones, are the places disproportionately impacted by immigration. Marie Price and Lisa
Benton-Short of George Washington University, who have examined the data for 150 cities worldwide, share their findings.
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EU Enlargement in 2007: No Warm Welcome for Labor Migrants
The addition of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union means another round of anxieties about labor migrants.
Catherine Drew and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the Institute for Public Policy Research in London explain how this
enlargement is different from the historic one in 2004 and why most EU Member States favor temporary restriction.
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Second-Generation Latinos in Nebraska: A First Look
Nebraska's foreign-born population grew faster than that of any other Midwestern state between 1990 and 2000. Lourdes Gouveia and Mary Ann
Powell of the University of Nebraska at Omaha shed light on the second generation's progress in the country's heartland.
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The "Brain Gain" Race Begins with Foreign Students
The United States has been a destination for education and research for generations of foreign students and scholars. MPI's Jeanne
Batalova explores why the country has become less dominant in the global education market in recent years.
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Welcome to the first issue of 2007, which includes an overview of the January 1 EU enlargement and a profile of Singapore.
We also explore immigrants in cities, the second generation in Nebraska, and the race for foreign students.
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Jan. 16 — MPI's Julia Gelatt reports on legislation plans of the new Congress, a proposal to revise
and expand the Visa Waiver Program, the postponement of tracking visitor exits, the Swift & Co. raids, new cost estimates
for a border fence, and more.
Full Story
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The Foreign Born in the Armed Services
Jan. 16 — Latin America and the Caribbean account for the largest percentage of the foreign born in the armed forces.
MPI's Laura Barker and Jeanne Batalova report.
Source Spotlights are often updated as new data become available. Please click here to find the most recent version of this Spotlight.
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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.
Singapore Resource Page
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Ghana: Searching for Opportunities at Home and Abroad
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Perhaps best known for its brain drain and the related success of its diaspora, Ghana also has an important
role in West African migration patterns, past and present. Micah Bump of Georgetown's Institute for the Study of International
Migration takes a detailed look at a country in transition.
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