Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States Family Obligation Among Children in Immigrant Families Both first- and second-generation children's sense of obligation provides meaning in their lives as they attend school and adjust to American society. Andrew Fuligni of the University of California, Los Angeles explains. The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11 In recent years, Arab Americans have regularly been featured in the press as a group "of interest" to many federal agencies. Randa A. Kayyali of George Mason University takes a detailed look at the Arab-American population, trends in permanent and temporary migration from Arab countries, and the effects of US security policies on this group. Detailed Characteristics of the Caribbean Born in the United States The Caribbean born accounted for almost 10 percent of the total US foreign-born population in 2000. MPI's Julia Gelatt and David Dixon look at the social and economic profiles of the foreign born from this region. The Political Importance of Diasporas Belonging to a diaspora entails a consciousness of, or emotional attachment to, a place of origin and its culture. Steve Vertovec of the University of Oxford explains the role diasporas play in migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries.

Welcome to the July/August issue of the Source in which we examine the Arab-American population since September 11, family obligation among immigrant children, and the foreign born from the Caribbean. We also profile the Central Asian country of Tajikistan and report on the latest US immigration policy news. The next issue of the Source goes online September 1. Since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel began July 12, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 700,000 to 800,000 people have fled their homes and more than 150,000 people have crossed into Syria. We have rounded up some key articles: Israel: Balancing Demographics in the Jewish State Refugees: Risks and Challenges Worldwide The Internally Displaced in Perspective Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States (includes Lebanon and Syria) Tajikistan One of the poorest countries in Central Asia and a former Soviet Republic, Tajikistan has dealt with Afghan refugees, experienced outward flows of ethnic Russians since its independence, and seen thousands of ethnic Tajiks leave for temporary employment in Russia. MPI's Aaron Erlich investigates the migration issues facing this understudied country. Tajikistan Resource Page MPI's Julia Gelatt reports on Congressional field hearings on immigration reform, the latest proposal for immigration reform, new regulations guiding implementation of Medicaid's new proof-of-citizenship requirements, Senate passage of a DHS appropriations bill for 2007, and the extension of the Voting Rights Act. Full Story

Almost half of all the college-educated foreign born who came to the United States in the 1990s were from Asia, with India and China being the two largest sending countries. Click here for more information.

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