Asylum Seekers Around the World The Source presents a new data tool that allows you to create tables showing the numbers and origins of asylum seekers in 38 countries. Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick presents an in-depth look at some of the controversies associated with gender-related asylum. See also our Special Issue on Gender US Industrial Transformation and New Latino Migration William Kandel of the USDA and Emilio Parrado of Duke University take stock of the complex interaction between migration and the US meat-packing industry. Aid Strategies Target Sustainable Development in Azerbaijan Marat Kengerlinsky examines the role of international assistance in Azerbaijan, which is burdened with an enormous refugee population. EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications Countries in the European Union received fewer asylum applications in 2003, according to Veysel Oezcan of the Social Science Research Center Berlin. Choose the country you're interested in: Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States

The April issue's coverage ranges from China to Haiti and Azerbaijan to the EU, with several articles devoted to forcibly displaced people, whether refugees or asylum seekers. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. China Ronald Skeldon of the University of Sussex maps out the migration patterns and policies of China, the source of tens of millions of migrants around the globe. Country Profile Library Spotlight on Haitians in the US Amid fears that the recent conflict in Haiti could spur a new wave of refugees, this month's Spotlight by MPI Director Kathleen Newland and Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco examines the Haitian population in the United States, and US policies regarding Haiti. MPI's Maia Jachimowicz and Sarah Margon outline the latest developments affecting US migration policy, including plans to use Predator drone aircraft to watch the US-Mexico border. Full Story

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