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Assessing the Tsunami's Effects on Migration
Asia's tsunami will have an enduring impact on diaspora groups and immigration policy, write Frank Laczko and Elizabeth Collett of the IOM.
Drop in Asylum Numbers Shows Changes in Demand and Supply
MPI Director Kathleen Newland provides an overview of the latest asylum numbers and insights as to why they are declining.
Feature Story
Domestic Workers: Little Protection for the Underpaid
An ILO study of Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates highlights the special risks of domestic work for women. Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin discusses the findings and implications.
Policy Beat
MPI's Jennifer Yau reports on the immigration-related impacts of recent summit-level talks among the US, Canada, and Mexico, plus a proposed ICE and CBP merger, and more. Full Story
New Resources
Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population
From the Pew Hispanic Center's Jeff Passel.

The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants
A report from the Urban Institute on children under age 6 in immigrant families in the US.

The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: An Innovation in International Standard Setting
From the Brookings Institute.
New This Issue - April 2005
This month, we explore the long-term impacts of the tsunami, the dimensions of immigrant entrepreneurship in the US, and declining global asylum numbers. Our feature story highlights challenges facing domestic workers, and Poland joins our country profile library. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton.
Country Profiles
Poland
Poland, one of the European Union's newest members, is confronting its complex role as a transit and receiving country, according to Krystyna Iglicka of the Center for International Relations in Warsaw.
Spotlight
Foreign-Born Self-employed in the United States
About one in 10 US immigrants is self-employed. MPI's Jeanne Batalova and David Dixon explore the importance and dimensions of this phenomenon.
Have You Read...
Family Reunification in the United States
MPI's Ramah McKay examines the family reunification program, which accounts for approximately two-thirds of permanent immigration to the US each year.
Fast Fact
In the United States, refugees are more likely to naturalize than other eligible immigrants. Click here for more information.
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