Migration data from around the world - at your fingertips. Generate tables, create graphs, follow trends. Find out who is going where and how migration is shaping social, political, demographic, and economic futures country by country. http://www.migrationinformation.org en-us Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:38:25 EST Immigration to the United States continued steadily from the 1970s until the recent recession, which also diminished a sense of urgency to enact immigration reform legislation. MPI's Kristen McCabe and Doris Meissner provide a comprehensive look at major legislation and events affecting US immigration, the size and attributes of the immigrant population, and policy changes under the Obama administration. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=766&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=766&feed=rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:38:25 EST The 535,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 1.4 percent of all US immigrants and the fourth-largest immigrant group from the Caribbean. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Haitian-born unauthorized population. http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=770&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=770&feed=rss Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:38:25 EST MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the new "CIR-ASAP" bill, the H-1B visa program, new ICE policies for detained asylum seekers, and more. http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=769&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=769&feed=rss Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:38:25 EST The 1.1 million Salvadoran immigrants residing in the United States in 2008 accounted for 2.9 percent of all US immigrants, making them the second-largest immigrant group from Latin America. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Salvadoran-born unauthorized population. http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=765&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=765&feed=rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:38:25 EST MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on EB-5 investor visas, audits of employers suspected of hiring unauthorized immigrants, the virtual border fence, and more. http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=764&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=764&feed=rss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST The 18.9 million immigrant women in the United States in 2008 made up 12 percent of all women in the country. MPI's Jeanne Batalova examines which countries they come from, their labor force participation, and their socioeconomic status. http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=763&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=763&feed=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST The recession that began in the United States two years ago and spread to most other parts of the worlds has had a deeper and more global effect on migration than any other economic downturn in the post-World War II era. Among the immigrants most affected are those in North America, Asia, and Europe. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=757&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=757&feed=rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Some speculated that increasing unemployment could prompt thousands of immigrants to head home and citizens of hard-hit countries to assault immigrants for taking "their" jobs and causing other problems. However, no country in 2009 has seen a mass exodus of immigrants due to the recession, and immigrants have not been systematically attacked. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=752&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=752&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Commitments to immigrant integration have proved hard to keep in Spain, Ireland, and some US states as governments reexamined their recession-battered budgets in 2009. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=753&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=753&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST In the absence of congressional action on any broad immigration reform, the election of President Barack Obama was expected to lead to changes in US immigration policy at the executive level. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=754&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=754&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Swiss voters strongly approved a popular initiative to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland. Julie Schindall reports on reaction to the vote and explains how the Swiss system makes such lawmaking possible. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=755&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=755&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Over the past year, long-standing discussions and negotiations have resulted in several new information-sharing initiatives that seek to boost security while facilitating travel for legitimate travelers. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=756&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=756&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST South Africa, Brazil, and Costa Rica — all destinations for migrants from the region — sought to make the lives of immigrants a little better in 2009. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=758&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=758&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST The global recession has caused countries that once welcomed foreign workers by the tens and hundreds of thousands — particularly Spain — to rethink generous immigration policies as unemployment rates have risen. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=759&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=759&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Discussions about climate change and migration ramped up in 2009, in large part due to a number of conferences and reports surrounding the highly anticipated United Nations (UN) Climate Change conference in Copenhagen. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=760&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=760&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST Despite the highest unemployment rate in nearly a decade, Canada chose to leave untouched its long-standing points system and the number of immigrants admitted for permanent residence. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=761&feed=rss http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=761&feed=rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:25 EST