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Converging Realities of the US-Mexico Relationship
Large-scale migration from Mexico to the United States is expected to continue well into the next decade. MPI Co-Director Demetrios Papademetriou looks at attempts to move the US-Mexico migration relationship from one mired in problems and recriminations to one yielding important and reciprocal economic and national security benefits.
Full story | Spotlight on US-Mexico Border | Mexico Country Profile

UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Karen AbuZayd
The Palestinian refugee population is one of the world's oldest and largest. At the center of relief efforts is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which serves more than 3.9 million Palestinian refugees. The Source asked Karen Koning AbuZayd, an Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations who has been UNRWA's Deputy Commissioner-General since August 2000, to give her perspective on the current crisis. Full interview
Churches Help Sink German Anti-Discrimination Bill
The Green Party has been blocked from pushing through new anti-discrimination legislation, mainly by religious groups.
Full story

French Voters Rebuff Immigration's Resurgent Foes
Though roundly defeated in the French presidential elections, the extreme right may continue to influence French immigration policy.
Full story

Economy Spurs Australia to Welcome More Migrants
Australia plans to increase its 2002-2003 immigration program to the highest annual intake since the end of the 1980s.
Full story

Germany Data,
Mexico, and More
The Source keeps the data and analysis flowing this month with new figures from Germany in the Global Data Center. Click here for a summary of this issue's other new features. More
Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads

Mexico embodies several dimensions of the migration phenomenon. Besides sending emigrants abroad, primarily to the United States, Mexico also serves as a transit point for foreigners. At the same time, Mexico is receiving an increasing number of immigrants of its own. Full story | Country Profiles
Defining 'Foreigner' and 'Foreign Born' in International Migration Statistics
The concepts of "foreign born" and "foreigner" initially appear identical. However, in an international context, they are used to categorize people in fundamentally different ways. Elizabeth Grieco, MPI Data Manager, explains how these concepts can reflect alternative views of citizenship and discusses what this means for data comparability. Full story

Afghanistan is facing one of the biggest population returns ever. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is projecting the return of nearly two million people, with 1.2 million returning from Pakistan and another 400,000 from Iran. In addition, the UNHCR will assist roughly 400,000 IDPs (internally displaced persons). As of the end of June 2002, approximately 1.1 million Afghans had returned home. (Source: UNHCR)
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