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Switzerland's Non-EU Immigrants: Their Integration and Swiss Attitudes
June 9 — Nearly 40 percent of Switzerland's 1.6 million foreign residents come from countries outside the European
Union. Julie Schindall examines the latest data on this population, integration indicators and policies, and political rhetoric and public opinion.
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Uncovering the Emigration Policies of the Catholic Church in Mexico
May 21 — In the 1920s, the Catholic Church in Mexico feared that mass emigration north caused the breakup of families and religious conversions. David Fitzgerald of the University of California, San Diego looks at how Church policy eventually became a voice for migrants' rights and how these policies have affected Mexican migration flows and Mexican government policies.
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Older Immigrants in the United States
May 15 — The 4.5 million older immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 accounted for 12 percent of all senior
citizens age 65 and older. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines the socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, their health and
disability status, and their sources of income.
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Iran
June 16 -- Iranians in Iran and throughout the diaspora are protesting the outcome of last Friday's presidential election. See the Iran country profile and our Spotlight on the Iranian foreign born in the United States.
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Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States
June 4 — More than 1.1 million persons became legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States in 2008.
Nearly two-thirds of new LPRs are immigrants with family ties in the United States, reports MPI's Jeanne Batalova in this
updated look at the latest statistics on legal immigration.
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Another Way to Assess the Second Generation: Look at the Parents
In seeking to explain why some second-generation children in the United States have higher levels of educational attainment than others, most arguments center on either cultural values or structural differences, such as class background and access to quality schools. Cynthia Feliciano of the University of California, Irvine shows that parents' status, relative to nonmigrants from their home country, is a factor.
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