October 2007












Best Free Reference
Web Site 2007
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.
How Los Angeles Deflected Mexican Immigrants to the American Heartland
October 9 — In the 1990s, Mexican immigrants began to leave California, Texas, and Illinois for the so-called new settlement states where they had not previously resided. As Ivan Light of UCLA explains, their reasons for leaving or bypassing Los Angeles were both economic and political.
Unauthorized Youths and Higher Education: The Ongoing Debate
September 11 — The number of unauthorized children in the United States makes it difficult for policymakers to avoid debating whether to grant these youths access to publicly funded higher-learning institutions. Dawn Konet provides an overview of the arguments and of legislation at the state and federal levels.
Mujeres Migrantes en Tránsito y Detenidas en México
October 24 — Now available in Spanish.
Judge Rules against DHS in Social Security "No-Match" Case
October 15 — MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas and Claire Bergeron report on the halting of DHS plans to crack down on unauthorized employment, Iraqi refugee admissions, the extended deployment of the National Guard on the Southwest border, and more.
Where to Now? Decreasing Options for Displaced Iraqis September 27 — Over 2 million Iraqis are internally displaced and hundreds of thousands have fled to neighboring countries. Andrew Harper reports on the latest developments, including Syria's decision to impose visa requirements.
Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions
August 28 — Of the 15.36 million union members in 2006, 12 percent were foreign born. MPI's Chuncui Velma Fan and Jeanne Batalova examine the data on immigrants and labor unions from 1996 to 2006.
Secondary Migration: Who Re-Migrates and Why These Migrants Matter
Relatively little is known about migration that involves more than one destination. Ayumi Takenaka of Bryn Mawr College examines the available data to assess who re-migrates to the United States.
Delaware, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, and Tennessee were the five US states with the fastest growing foreign-born populations between 2000 and 2006.  Visit the MPI Data Hub to see newly updated tables.
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