Choose the country you are interested in: Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States Placing American Emigration to Canada in Context Audrey Kobayashi of Queen's University and Brian Ray of the University of Ottawa look at the likelihood of Americans leaving home in response to the recent elections. The Oaxaca-US Connection and Remittances Jeffrey H. Cohen of Pennsylvania State University outlines the migration and remittance patterns of people from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities MPI's Joanne van Selm analyzes the EU's latest effort to guarantee rights, protect refugees, and regulate migration flows and borders. Given the key role that remittances are likely to play in rebuilding tsunami-devastated Asia and providing immediate relief, we have rounded up some key articles: Minimizing Development-Induced Displacement Indonesia Country Profile Understanding the Importance of Remittances Migration as a Factor in Development and Poverty Reduction Soaring Remittances Raise New Issues Iraqi Immigrants in the United States With the war in Iraq intensifying, the media has focused on the Iraqi foreign born in the United States. To ensure the accuracy of public debate, MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco uses US Census Bureau statistics to describe the size of the Iraqi immigrant population.

Our first issue of 2005 provides in-depth analysis of American migration to Canada, remittances from Mexico, and European Union migration management. We also profile Nepal and the Hmong population in the US. Read updates on new legislation and other developments impacting US immigration policy. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. Nepal David Seddon of the University of East Anglia explains why so many Nepalis have migrated and why the government was slow to realize migration's benefits. The Foreign-Born Hmong in the United States Over 15,000 Hmong from Laos are being resettled in the US, the latest wave of refugees from the era of US involvement in Indochina. This Spotlight by MPI's Jennifer Yau examines the political developments and demographic impact of the Hmong refugee experience. MPI's Jennifer Yau and Betsy Cooper report on intelligence reform, the safe third country agreement between the US and Canada, and changes to the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. Full Story

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