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Immigration Enforcement in the United States
October 8 —
In 2006, Department of Homeland Security immigration officials made over 1.2 million apprehensions of immigrants at points of
entry along the US border and within the United States. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines the most recent data on immigration enforcement.
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The Tibetan Diaspora: Adapting to Life outside Tibet (Part II)
October 1 — Tibetans have integrated into Asian and Western societies since 1959 with different types of outcomes. In Part II of our two-part series,
Seonaigh MacPherson, Anne-Sophie Bentz, and Dawa Bhuti Ghoso examine integration experiences, the diaspora's political success,
the gaps between those in Tibet and Tibetans abroad, and what lies ahead for the Tibetan diaspora.
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Global Nomads: The Emergence of the Tibetan Diaspora (Part I)
September 2 — Approximately 122,000 Tibetans, including those of Tibetan ancestry, live outside their homeland. Seonaigh MacPherson, Anne-Sophie
Bentz, and Dawa Bhuti Ghoso provide an in-depth look at Tibetan history and Tibetans' migration to India and the West in this
first of our two-part series on the Tibetan diaspora.
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China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration
August 6 — Along with increased trade and Chinese investment in Africa has come new migration between the two regions. Malia Politzer places this
movement in context and looks at the types of Chinese migrants going to Africa and the Africans going to China.
More about China on our China Resource page.
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Filipino Immigrants in the United States
September 10 — The 1.6 million Filipino immigrants residing in the United States in 2006
accounted for 4.4 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live,
and the size of the Filipino-born unauthorized population.
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South Africa: Policy in the Face of Xenophobia
July 28 —
South Africa is struggling to define a post-apartheid migration policy that is responsive to its changing role in Africa, the
relationship between migration and development, and the country's rampant xenophobia, seen most graphically in May 2008.
Jonathan Crush of the Southern African Migration Project reports on the latest developments.
South Africa Resource Page.
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