Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States September 29 — There were nearly 40 million temporary admissions to the United States in 2008, more than 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. With Kennedy's Death, Loss of Major Figure in US Immigration Policy September 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on Senator Edward Kennedy's contributions to US immigration policy, the end of arrest quotas in ICE's National Fugitive Operations Program, E-Verify for federal contractors, and more. Ireland: From Rapid Immigration to Recession September 1 — Ireland's economy and openness to labor migration from new EU Member States fueled immigration flows, including return migration, over the past few years. But the global recession has hit the country hard, and unemployment among both foreigners and Irish nationals is rising. Emma Quinn of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin updates the Ireland country profile with a look at recent trends, policies, and data. Ireland Resource Page Moving to the Land of Milk and Cookies: Obesity among the Children of Immigrants September 1 — Obesity rates among children have risen dramatically in the United States. As analysis of a nationally representative study shows, children of newly arrived immigrants are particularly vulnerable to this growing health problem. Jennifer Van Hook, Kelly S. Balistreri, and Elizabeth Baker report.

EU Mobility Partnerships: Expression of a New Compromise September 15 — In recent years, the European Union has come to recognize that it cannot prevent migration and that it needs a different approach to managing flows from its poorer neighbors. Jean-Pierre Cassarino of the European University Institute looks at the rationale for mobility partnerships and what they will need to be effective. 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 Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis 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.

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