Impending Deadlines on a Number of Immigration Decisions Await Obama January 5 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigration policy decisions facing the Obama administration, permanent residence for trafficking victims, US-VISIT's extension to US permanent residents, and more. The Difficulties of US Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation October 29 — In the United States, asylum on the basis of sexual orientation was first granted in 1994. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why US immigration law focuses on sexual identity rather than sexual conduct, and what this distinction has meant for asylum seekers. Hispanic Voter Attitudes and the 2008 US Elections October 23 — Latinos in the United States are a fast-growing community that is strategically situated in the 2008 elections. Mark Hugo Lopez and Susan Minushkin of Pew Hispanic Center review the results of a recent survey of Hispanic voters.

Korean Immigrants in the United States January 5 — The 1.0 million Korean immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 accounted for 2.7 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Korean-born unauthorized population. Source Spotlights are often updated as new data become available. Please click here to find the most recent version of this Spotlight. Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses Counting the Uncountable: Overseas Americans South American Immigrants in the United States African Immigrants in the United States TOP 10 MIGRATION ISSUES OF 2006 Issue #5 All about the Border Chile: A Growing Destination Country in Search of a Coherent Approach to Migration France's Expulsion of Roma Migrants: A Test Case for Europe United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration Greece: A History of Migration Mexico: The New Migration Narrative Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses Mexico: The New Migration Narrative Mexican Immigrants in the United States Sweeping Senate Bill Sets the Stage for Fundamental Overhaul of US Immigration System Caribbean Immigrants in the United States Plyler v. Doe: Still Guaranteeing Unauthorized Immigrant Children's Right to Attend US Public Schools African Immigrants in the United States African-born Residents of the United States Reassessing the Impacts of Brain Drain on Developing Countries Counting the Uncountable: Overseas Americans China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration Along with increased trade and Chinese investment in Africa has come new migration between the two regions. Malia Politzer places this movement in context and looks at the types of Chinese migrants going to Africa and the Africans going to China. More about China on our China Resource page.

More than a third of all Indian immigrants in the United States arrived in 2000 or later. Click here for more information..

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