Long-Term Impact of the Supreme Court Ruling on Key Provision of Arizona's SB 1070 May Hinge on Political Calculus May 16 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti, Faye Hipsman, and Claire Bergeron examine the potential outcomes to the Supreme Court's decision on a key provision to Arizona's SB 1070 law. Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States and Europe: The Use of Legalization/Regularization as a Policy Tool May 9 —Legalization of unauthorized immigrants in the United States and Europe ("regularizations" in the European context) have been used repeatedly for broad and discrete groups. These programs seek to balance the goal of bringing unauthorized immigrants into the mainstream of society for economic and humanitarian reasons with the public and political pressures to stem illegal migration in the long term. A look at the differences between these sometimes contentious policy tools and their use, both historically and in recent years. Voice after Exit: Revolution and Migration in the Arab World Since mid-December 2010, popular uprisings have taken hold in a number of countries across North Africa and the Middle East in what has been dubbed the Arab Spring. Philippe Fargues of the European University Institute discusses the demographic trends underpinning the recent eruption of unrest in the Arab world, and the likely impact of the revolts on migration.

To better help you search the Migration Information Source, we've added regional navigation pages. Check out each region page for country profiles and other Source articles. Africa | the Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania Lesotho: From Labor Reserve to Depopulating Periphery? May 2 — Jim Cobbe of Florida State University discusses how the close ties between Lesotho (ethnically, almost wholly Basotho) and South Africa (with an even larger Basotho population) are expressed in a history of economic migration, and how new immigrants from China are changing the face of modern-day Lesotho. Lesotho Resource Page The 2012 Mexican Presidential Election and Mexican Immigrants of Voting Age in the United States April 26 — After decades of pressure, the Mexican government passed a law in 2005 allowing Mexicans living outside the country to vote in presidential elections in Mexico. The upcoming election scheduled for July 1, 2012 will be the second time voting-eligible Mexican expatriates throughout the world will exercise their vote-from-abroad privilege. This Spotlight discusses the history and process of external voting in Mexico, voter participation rates inside and outside of Mexico, and several key characteristics of voting-age Mexicans in the United States. Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States and Europe: The Use of Legalization/Regularization as a Policy Tool Voice after Exit: Revolution and Migration in the Arab World Hidden in Plain Sight: Indigenous Migrants, Their Movements, and Their Challenges Mexican Immigrants in the United States South Africa: Policy in the Face of Xenophobia Colombia: In the Crossfire Long-Term Impact of the Supreme Court Ruling on Key Provision of Arizona's SB 1070 May Hinge on Political Calculus ICE's Long-Awaited Detention Reform Prompts Questions from Supporters and Detractors African Immigrants in the United States Asian Immigrants in the United States The Under-Registration of Births in Mexico: Consequences for Children, Adults, and Migrants Lesotho: From Labor Reserve to Depopulating Periphery? Tiempo de moderar el optimismo: comparando experiencias de migración y desarrollo en México y Marruecos Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region The 2012 Mexican Presidential Election and Mexican Immigrants of Voting Age in the United States Top 10 of 2011 Issue #1: Arab Spring and Fear of Migrant Surge Expose Rift in EU Immigration Policy Circles Jamaica: From Diverse Beginning to Diaspora in the Developed World Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Mexican Immigrants in the United States Assimilation Models, Old and New: Explaining a Long-Term Process

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