The Source thanks its $25-and-up donors - see who's on the list! New York Governor Abandons Driver's Licenses for the Unauthorized November 15 — MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas and Trinidad Macias report on driver's licenses for the unauthorized in New York State, H-2A reform, a material support bar exemption for Hmong, and more. Canada's Temporary Migration Program: A Model Despite Flaws November 12 — In response to an agricultural worker shortage over 40 years ago, Canada initiated a temporary migration program to brings workers from the Caribbean and later Mexico. But this "model" program also has its drawbacks, as Tanya Basok of the University of Windsor explains. Causes of South-South Migration and Its Socioeconomic Effects October 17 — Migrants' networks and relatively small travel distances help explain migration from one developing country to another. Dilip Ratha and William Shaw of the World Bank look at these and other reasons for and effects of South-South migration. Indonesia's Labor Looks Abroad A classic labor-surplus nation, Indonesia sends thousands of low-skilled workers every year to countries in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, particularly neighboring Malaysia. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide provides an updated look at this and other migration trends in the world's fourth most populous country.

Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States November 15 — Nearly 1.3 million individuals became lawful permanent residents of the United States in 2006. MPI's Gretchen Reinemeyer and Jeanne Batalova look at the latest statistics on legal immigration. Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States October 29 — The most sought-after statistics on immigrant origins, numbers, and characteristics are now in this one article by MPI's Aaron Terrazas, Jeanne Batalova, and Velma Fan. Mujeres Migrantes en Tránsito y Detenidas en México October 24 — Now available in Spanish. Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Committed to the Diaspora: More Developing Countries Setting Up Diaspora Institutions Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions The US Refugee Resettlement Program Ecuador: Diversity in Migration Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration The US Refugee Resettlement Program Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions Today's Immigration Policy Debates: Do We Need a Little History? Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States Ecuador: Diversity in Migration Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country of Immigration Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

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