The Source thanks its $25-and-up donors - see who's on the list! USCIS: Backlog in Naturalization Applications Will Take Nearly Three Years to Clear February 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the USCIS naturalization application backlog, final Real ID regulations, proposed H-2A visa changes, and more. Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States January 31 — Counterterrorism policies have had an unintended, negative effect on asylum and refugee resettlement in the United States. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the origins of the material-support bar, which groups it has affected, and how the US government is addressing the problem. The Proposed European Blue Card System: Arming for the Global War on Talent? January 7 — The European Union's recent proposal aims to attract highly skilled migrants by granting them access to all EU labor markets — but with some important limitations. Elizabeth Collett of the European Policy Centre explains the basics of the Blue Card proposal, the questions it raises, and national-level reactions. Germany Strives to Integrate Immigrants with New Policies With reforms to its 2005 immigrant integration law and the unveiling of a National Integration Plan, Germany expects to improve integration and come closer to the European Union's Common Basic Principles on immigrant integration. MPI's Eric Leise reports.

Spotlight on the Foreign Born of Pakistani Origin in the United States February 8 — In 2006, about 271,000 foreign born of Pakistani origin were residing in the United States. MPI's Jeanne Batalova and Uriah Ferruccio examine the geographic distribution and socioeconomic characteristics of this population. North Korea January 7 — Economic, social, and political conditions have pushed North Koreans to illegally leave their country and migrate to South Korea, China, Russia, and elsewhere. MPI's Hiroyuki Tanaka examines humanitarian and economic migration flows from North Korea, and the situation of North Koreans living abroad. North Korea Resource Page. Past Week Past Month Elections Bring Policy Changes China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration South Africa: Policy in the Face of Xenophobia Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States Temporary High-Skilled Migration Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrants in Suburban America Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program Chinese Immigrants in the United States Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions

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