The Source thanks its $25-and-up donors - see who's on the list! Little Job Growth Makes Labor Migration and Remittances the Norm in Post-Soviet Armenia March 17 — For many Armenians, working abroad and sending money home has become the main way of coping with poverty and limited job prospects. Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Arkady Gevorkyan, and Karine Mashuryan examine recent labor migration flows, the growth in remittances, and concerns about the country's dependence on both. Little Job Growth Makes Labor Migration and Remittances the Norm in Post-Soviet Armenia March 17 — For many Armenians, working abroad and sending money home has become the main way of coping with poverty and limited job prospects. Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Arkady Gevorkyan, and Karine Mashuryan examine recent labor migration flows, the growth in remittances, and concerns about the country's dependence on both. Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States January 31 — Counterterrorism policies have had an unintended, negative effect on asylum and refugee resettlement in the United States. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the origins of the material-support bar, which groups it has affected, and how the US government is addressing the problem. Linking Temporary Worker Schemes with Development  Temporary workers, generally seen as a solution to the changing and growing economic needs of developed countries, rarely focus on the needs of migrant-sending countries. MPI's Dovelyn Agunias reviews relevant research and the policy options proposed for closing this gap.

Virtual Border Fence Given Mixed Assessment in First Test March 17 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the virtual border fence in Arizona, House immigration talks, increased fines for employers of unauthorized immigrants, and more. Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States March 17 — There were nearly 34 million temporary admissions to the United States in 2006, twice the number in 1990. MPI's Jeanne Batalova outlines the definition of nonimmigrants and takes a detailed look at admissions data and data limitations. Source Spotlights are often updated as new data become available. Please click here to find the most recent version of this Spotlight. 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. Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses Counting the Uncountable: Overseas Americans Mexico: The New Migration Narrative Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform African Immigrants in the United States TOP 10 MIGRATION ISSUES OF 2006 Issue #5 All about the Border Australia's Boat People: Asylum Challenges and Two Decades of Policy Experimentation Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Immigration Enforcement in the United States African Immigrants in the United States Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses Mexico: The New Migration Narrative Mexican Immigrants in the United States Sweeping Senate Bill Sets the Stage for Fundamental Overhaul of US Immigration System Caribbean Immigrants in the United States Plyler v. Doe: Still Guaranteeing Unauthorized Immigrant Children's Right to Attend US Public Schools Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform African Immigrants in the United States African-born Residents of the United States Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

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