With Strict Policies in Place, Dutch Discourse on Integration Becomes More Inclusive Since 2003, the Netherlands has instituted a variety of integration-related reforms to make sure new immigrants speak Dutch and understand Dutch society. But the political climate changed in 2006, and the new government is taking a broader approach as Chavi Keeney Nana explains. Secondary Migration: Who Re-Migrates and Why These Migrants Matter Relatively little is known about migration that involves more than one destination. Ayumi Takenaka of Bryn Mawr College examines the available data to assess who re-migrates to the United States. Pathways to Success for the Second Generation in Europe There is an ongoing debate over the children born to Europe's guest workers of the 1960s and 1970s: Can they move up the educational ladder, or will they form a new underclass in Europe's largest cities? Maurice Crul of the University of Amsterdam compares outcomes for second-generation Turkish children across five countries. Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No Child Left Behind Act Michael Fix and Randy Capps of the Urban Institute explore the changing student population and the trends shaping US urban schools' response to educational reforms such as the No Child Left Behind Act.

April begins with a feature on the second generation in Europe and a Spanish-language version of our recent Ecuador country profile. Coming later this month: an overview of Germany's just-passed asylum law, an update of the Indonesia country profile, a feature on secondary migration, Policy Beat, and more. Check back often to see what's new. Apr. 16 — MPI's Dawn Konet and Julia Gelatt report on the Strive Act and a White House plan for immigration reform, the delay in implementing Real ID requirements, the Child Citizen Protection Act, and more. Full Story Indonesia Apr. 12 — A classic labor-surplus nation, Indonesia sends thousands of low-skilled workers every year to countries in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, particularly neighboring Malaysia. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide provides an updated look at this and other migration trends in the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia Resource Page Germany to Regularize "Tolerated" Asylum Seekers Apr. 5 — Approximately 50,000 of Germany's 170,000 tolerated asylum seekers are expected to qualify for a residency permit under a law passed in March 2007. MPI's Eric Leise reports. The Source has translated the Ecuador country profile into Spanish: Ecuador: Diversidad en Migración.

The second generation accounted for nearly 11 percent of the US population in 2006. Click here for more information.

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