Choose the country you are interested in: Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States Understanding the Importance of Remittances Dilip Ratha of the World Bank outlines recent research findings on remittances and points out the gaps in our knowledge. Cross-Border Human Flows in Northeast Asia Tsuneo Akaha of the Monterey Institute of International Studies looks at emerging migration patterns in North Korea, China, Russia, and Japan. Transnational Migrants: When "Home" Means More Than One Country Peggy Levitt of Wellesley College and Harvard University explains how migrants can belong to two or more societies and what this trend means for policymakers.

This month's Source includes research on remittances and transnationalism. We also report on migration patterns in Northeast Asia and Ireland's nascent immigration policies. Read also about newcomers from the Dominican Republic and the recent impact of security concerns on US immigration. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. Ireland Martin Ruhs of the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at Oxford University explains how Ireland is adjusting to its new role as an immigration country. The Foreign Born from the Dominican Republic in the United States Elizabeth Grieco takes a detailed look at the foreign born from the Dominican Republic in the United States. MPI's Betsy Cooper reports on processing slowdowns, the 9/11 Terrorist and Travel staff report, and visa reform recommendations. Full Story

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