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Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
October 27 — From Mexican immigrants to health-care coverage to government budgets and backlogs, MPI's Aaron Terrazas and Jeanne Batalova have assembled in one article the latest data on immigrants and immigration from a variety of official sources.
Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Increasing Rates of Intermarriage in Germany
October 1 — Intermarriage is considered a test of integration: the higher the rate, the more integrated the group. Olga Nottmeyer of DIW Berlin finds that while immigrants from Turkey, by far Germany's largest immigrant group, have had low rates of intermarriage in the first generation, intermarriage rates among second-generation Turkish men are increasing.
Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
September 29 — There were nearly 40 million temporary admissions to the United States in 2008, more than twice the number in 1990. MPI's Jeanne Batalova outlines the definition of nonimmigrants and takes a detailed look at admissions data and data limitations.
Emigration, Immigration, and Diaspora Relations in India
October 15 — The world's second most populous country also has a vast diapora spread across nearly every continent. Daniel Naujoks provides a broad overview of Indian migration flows and major populations worldwide, and discusses India's diaspora policies, refugees and asylum seekers from the region, and illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. India Resource Page
Immigration Controversy Lands in the Middle of Health-Care Reform Debate
October 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigrant provisions in current health-care reform legislation, ICE's plans to make detention more "civil," a small drop in the size of the US foreign-born population, and more.
Transnational Migrants: When "Home" Means More Than One Country
Peggy Levitt of Wellesley College and Harvard University explains how migrants can belong to two or more societies and what this trend means for policymakers.
There were 4.5 million older immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 — over half of them were limited English proficient. Click here for more information.
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