Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States "One Face at the Border" - Is It Working? In 2003, the US merged all of its border-related agencies to create a unified border inspection process. MPI's Deborah Meyers reports on the positive and negative effects of the merger to date. Trafficking in Women from Nigeria to Europe In search of a better life, thousands of Nigerian women have signed emigration "pacts" with smugglers before going to Europe, where they are coerced into prostitution. Jørgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo explains. Ethiopians Who Survived the Famine: A Repatriation Success Story In the early 1990s, Ethiopians who had been living in refugee camps in Sudan began to return home. As Laura C. Hammond of Clark University reveals, they created a new community that is thriving 12 years later. Italy's Southern Exposure Italy has struggled to find the right tone and approach toward immigration. In this newly updated profile, Kim Hamilton tackles the dilemmas facing Italian policymakers today.

The July issue of the Source explores migration challenges in Israel, the trafficking of women from Nigeria to Europe, and the successful repatriation of Ethiopian refugees. We also report on the United States' efforts to merge its border-related agencies, nonimmigrant data, and the latest US policy developments. Israel Israel is home to Jews and Jewish immigrants as well as Israeli Arabs, Palestinian refugees, and others. But the arrival of foreign workers in the 1990s has further complicated the country's migration issues, as Martha Kruger reports. Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States The total number of nonimmigrants admitted to the US more than tripled between 1985 and 2004. MPI's Jeanne Batalova outlines the definition of nonimmigrants and takes a detailed look at admissions data. MPI's Julia Gelatt and Jennifer Yau report on resumption of free flights for undocumented border crossers, Senators Kyl and Cornyn's immigration enforcement proposals, and the use of immigration laws in national security investigations. Full Story World Refugee Survey 2005. Published by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International Migration. From the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Trafficking in Persons Report. The fifth annual report from the US Department of State.

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