The Source thanks its $25-and-up donors - see who's on the list! Arizona Employer Sanctions Law Takes Effect January 16 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on Arizona's employer sanctions law, a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative passport provision delay, H-2B caps, and more. The Proposed European Blue Card System: Arming for the Global War on Talent? January 7 — The European Union's recent proposal aims to attract highly skilled migrants by granting them access to all EU labor markets — but with some important limitations. Elizabeth Collett of the European Policy Centre explains the basics of the Blue Card proposal, the questions it raises, and national-level reactions. Beyond Regional Circularity: The Emergence of an Ethiopian Diaspora While Ethiopians have long followed seasonal migration patterns within the Horn of Africa, it was only after the political upheavals of the 1970s that they began to settle in the West, as MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas reports.

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in Advance of the 2008 Elections January 16 — In 2006, nearly 15.2 million naturalized citizens were eligible to vote in the United States. MPI's Claire Bergeron and Jeanne Batalova examine naturalization trends. North Korea January 7 — Economic, social, and political conditions have pushed North Koreans to illegally leave their country and migrate to South Korea, China, Russia, and elsewhere. MPI's Hiroyuki Tanaka examines humanitarian and economic migration flows from North Korea, and the situation of North Koreans living abroad. North Korea Resource Page. Pay to Go: Countries Offer Cash to Immigrants Willing to Pack Their Bags Uncovering the Emigration Policies of the Catholic Church in Mexico Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Immigration Enforcement in the United States New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Caught Between East and West, Ukraine Struggles with Its Migration Policy The US Refugee Resettlement Program Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates The US Refugee Resettlement Program Ecuador: Diversity in Migration New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions Today's Immigration Policy Debates: Do We Need a Little History? Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

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