Choose the country you're interested in: Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States UNHCR and NGOs: Competitors or Companions in Refugee Protection? Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop of ICVA examines moves by non-governmental organizations and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to better coordinate the protection of refugees. Full Story Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU Research by Marco Martiniello of the University of Liège and Andrea Rea of the Free University of Brussels casts light on how and why undocumented immigrants arrive and stay in Belgium. Full Story The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the US MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco provides an overview of the fifth-largest immigrant group in the United States. Full Story | View Map Fewer Ethnic Germans Immigrating to Ancestral Homeland The number of ethnic Germans born abroad who immigrated to their ancestral homeland in 2003 was much lower than the previous year, reports Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin. Full Story

US Immigration Reform, Refugee Protection, Country Profiles This February, The Source examines the challenges of refugee protection and the proposed US immigration changes, and showcases profiles of Chile and Tonga. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. MPI's Maia Jachimowicz outlines the latest developments affecting US immigration policy, focusing on the US president's announcement regarding undocumented immigrants. Full Story Chile Chile's increased migration is spurring the development of a new migration policy, according to Cristián Doña and Amanda Levinson. Full Story Tonga Cathy A. Small of Northern Arizona University and David L. Dixon outline how past changes in Tonga, as well as the current challenges, are intimately tied to migration. Full Story | Country Profiles

There are an estimated 15 to 30 million irregular migrants worldwide. (Source: International Organization for Migration)

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