Climate Change and Migration: Sorting through Complex Issues without the Hype March 4 — Numerous researchers and organizations have predicted that climate change will trigger historically unprecedented waves of mass migration. MPI's Carolina Fritz examines the complex links between climate change and migration, how and where these links influence current and future migration patterns, and some of the problems with predicting future flows. The European Union's Stockholm Program: Less Ambition on Immigration and Asylum, But More Detailed Plans January 27 — In its newest five-year "roadmap" for justice and home affairs policy, the European Union has made migration a priority area. But while the Stockholm program offers plenty of detail on issues like illegal migration and asylum, it offers few specifics as to the final goal. MPI's Elizabeth Collett analyzes the program's action points and looks at challenges facing its implementation. Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform January 20 — 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. U.S. Resource Page Moving to the Land of Milk and Cookies: Obesity among the Children of Immigrants Obesity rates among children have risen dramatically in the United States. As analysis of a nationally representative study shows, children of newly arrived immigrants are particularly vulnerable to this growing health problem. Jennifer Van Hook, Kelly S. Balistreri, and Elizabeth Baker report.

Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads February 25 — The recent recession has affected Mexicans in the United States, new flows northward, and remittances to Mexico. Francisco Alba of El Colegio de México examines the latest trends as well as Mexican government policies toward the diaspora, Mexico's role as a transit country, and immigrants and refugees and asylees in Mexico. Mexico Resource Page Mexican Immigrants in the United States February 22 — Mexican immigrants have claimed the top spot among all immigrant groups in the United States since the 1980 census. In 2008, the country's 11.4 million Mexican immigrants accounted for 30.1 percent of all US immigrants and 10 percent of all Mexicans. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Mexican-born unauthorized population. New Immigration Bill Edges Comprehensive Immigration Reform Back on the Legislative Agenda February 16 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigration measures for Haitian nationals, the new Supreme Court decision on motions to reopen deportation cases, delays in the implementation of the Secure Border Initiative, and more. Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Climate Change and Migration: Sorting through Complex Issues without the Hype Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church IRCA: Lessons of the Last US Legalization Program The US Refugee Resettlement Program Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads Indian Immigrants in the United States Haitian Immigrants in the United States Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Chinese Immigrants in the United States Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates The US Refugee Resettlement Program Mexican Immigrants in the United States Mexican Immigrants in the US Labor Force Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions Norway: Migrant Quality, Not Quantity

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