The Global Struggle with Illegal Migration: No End in Sight Virtually no country is immune to the effects of unauthorized migration. MPI President Demetrios G. Papademetriou analyzes global estimates, causes of such flows, approaches to control, and the connection to terrorism. Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait An estimated 10.3 million unauthorized migrants were living in the US in 2004. Jennifer Van Hook, Frank Bean, and Jeff Passell report on who they are, where they live, the work they do, and their levels of education and poverty. The Declining Enforcement of Employer Sanctions The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act made the knowing hiring or employment of unauthorized immigrants illegal in the US. But as Peter Brownell of the University of California Berkeley details, the government has not devoted many resources to enforcing this provision. Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach Spain's latest regularization program, unlike in the past, is part of a more comprehensive approach to combating illegal immigration and employment. Joaquín Arango of Complutense University of Madrid and Maia Jachimowicz outline the program and provide some preliminary results. Solving the Unauthorized Migrant Problem: Proposed Legislation in the US In the most recent session of Congress, four legislative proposals addressing unauthorized immigration and general immigration reform have been introduced. MPI's Eliot Turner and Marc R. Rosenblum compare their provisions for enforcement, employer sanctions, legalization, and guest worker programs. Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Of the 186,151 individuals formally removed in 2003, 40 percent entered without authorization. MPI's David Dixon briefly explains the US approach to immigration enforcement and looks at apprehension, detention, and removal statistics. Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States

Unauthorized immigration, a hot political issue in many countries, continues to frustrate governments and their people. This Special Issue explores policy options and data relevant to the debate. Special Issue event - September 6 - The Unauthorized Population: A Closer Look at the Hard Issues. Why Countries Continue to Consider Regularization Over the past 25 years, regularization programs have become more common. Amanda Levinson explains their challenges, their outcomes, and why governments choose such programs. Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights IRCA: Lessons of the Last US Legalization Program Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Evaluating Enhanced US Border Enforcement Undocumented Immigration Haunts Italy's Ruling Coalition Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU Malaysia Wavers on Labor Crackdown From the Migration Policy Institute's Task Force on Immigration and America's Future (in PDF format): Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics Report by Jeffrey S. Passel prepared for the Task Force by the Pew Hispanic Center. Twilight Statuses: A Closer Examination of the Unauthorized Population By David A. Martin, MPI Nonresident Fellow and the Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law at the University of Virginia. MPI's Julia Gelatt and Megan Davy report on CAFTA's immigration effects, local immigration enforcement tactics, immigrants' access to health care, H-1B visa caps, new technology for border security, and more. Full Story

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