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.
Pathways to Success for the Second Generation in Europe
There is an ongoing debate over the children born to Europe's guest workers of the 1960s and 1970s:
Can they move up the educational ladder, or will they form a new underclass in Europe's largest cities?
Maurice Crul of the University of Amsterdam compares outcomes for second-generation Turkish children across five countries.
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.
Source Spotlights are often updated as new data become available. Please click here to find the most recent version of this Spotlight.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.