Uncovering the Emigration Policies of the Catholic Church in Mexico May 21 — In the 1920s, the Catholic Church in Mexico feared that mass emigration north caused the breakup of families and religious conversions. David Fitzgerald of the University of California, San Diego looks at how Church policy eventually became a voice for migrants' rights and how these policies have affected Mexican migration flows and Mexican government policies. Older Immigrants in the United States May 15 — The 4.5 million older immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 accounted for 12 percent of all senior citizens age 65 and older. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines the socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, their health and disability status, and their sources of income. The Basics of E-Verify, the US Employer Verification System April 30 — Just a fraction of all US employers use E-Verify, a federal system that checks potential employees' immigration status and their eligibility to work. MPI's Marc Rosenblum explores E-Verify's history, how it works, and the arguments for and against making it mandatory. Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis April 1 — Immigration flows to the United States have noticeably slowed in the last year, raising fundamental questions for policymakers and analysts about the effect the economic crisis is having on inflows and return migration. MPI's Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Aaron Terrazas assess the potential impacts by examining recent data, the likely behavior of immigrants, and immigration history.

Supreme Court Rules against Charging Unauthorized Immigrants with "Aggravated Identity Theft" May 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on a recent Supreme Court decision, hearings on comprehensive immigration reform, new worksite enforcement operation guidelines, and more. 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 Protecting Migrant Workers in a Globalized World Ryszard Cholewinski of the University of Leicester considers why existing rights instruments do not adequately cover low-skilled workers.

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