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Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform
January 20 — Immigration to the United States continued steadily from the 1970s until the recent recession, which also diminished a sense of
urgency to enact immigration reform legislation. MPI's Kristen McCabe and Doris Meissner provide a comprehensive look at
major legislation and events affecting US immigration, the size and attributes of the immigrant population, and policy changes
under the Obama administration. U.S. Resource Page
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Salvadoran Immigrants in the United States
January 5 — The 1.1 million Salvadoran immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 2.9 percent of all US immigrants,
making them the second-largest immigrant group from Latin America. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic
characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Salvadoran-born unauthorized population.
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Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region
International migration from Asia grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 1990s, migration within Asia has risen. Stephen Castles of the University of Oxford and Mark Miller of the University of Delaware examine regional trends in this article based on their book Age of Migration.
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Haitian Immigrants in the United States
January 15 — The 535,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 1.4 percent of all US immigrants and the fourth-largest immigrant group from the Caribbean. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Haitian-born unauthorized population.
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In 2008, immigrants from Mexico, India, and the Philippines accounted for more than a third of all naturalizations in the United States.
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