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Qatar's Showcase of Shame
A certain irony registered on the calendars of Persian Gulf residents on Dec. 18: That Wednesday was both Qatar’s National Day and International Migrants Day — a notable coincidence considering the fact that 90 percent of Qatar’s population is made up of migrant workers.
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Europe Failing to Protect Roma From Discrimination and Poverty
More than 10 million Roma live in Europe. Tens of thousands of them are fleeing westwards from poverty and discrimination in the countries of southeastern Europe. But EU member states are failing to help them.
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Poland to shrink by over 2 million by 2035
The draft report by the Migration Research Academy - which will be published in full next spring - finds that following Poland joining the European Union in 2004, mass emigration has affected many regions of the country negatively. "Depopulation from permanent emigration, combined with low birth rates and an aging population, has caused significant disturbances to socio-economic development and will have an effect on the future development of these regions," the report says.
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Swiss voters back limit on immigration
Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union.
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African Migrants in Morocco Are Trapped in a Cycle of Violence
Lopes really wants to go to Europe. Since he left his home in West Africa two years ago, he’s given it five attempts. In doing so, he's spent time in a Libyan prison, been beaten, robbed and arrested by the Moroccan police, and deported – or, rather, dumped – penniless and hungry in no man’s land on the Algerian border. Each time he’s walked back to the northern coast of Morocco to have another go at smuggling himself into Spain.
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Japan considers accepting more immigrants, which would pose challenges
As Japan’s population continues to decline, politicians and experts are finally engaging in full-fledged discussions about allowing more immigrants into the country.
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Immigrants who changed their names to sound more American fared better than those who did not when it came to wages
IS YOUR name holding you back from a life of riches? It sounds like something out of a terrible infomercial, but a recent paper* suggests that changing your name...
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For Migrants, New Land of Opportunity Is Mexico
Mexico, whose economic woes have pushed millions of people north, is increasingly becoming an immigrant destination. The country’s documented foreign-born population nearly doubled between 2000 and 2010, and officials now say the pace is accelerating as broad changes in the global economy create new dynamics of migration.
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I Served My Country. Then It Kicked Me Out.
I was a veteran, a father and husband and a small-business owner. Then I was deported.
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America still is the land of opportunities for black immigrants—but not their kids
A new paper from University of Chicago PhD candidate Alison Rauh finds that black immigrants tend to be more successful than black Americans. They out-earn black natives and are more likely to be employed. This is not surprising; white immigrant groups outperform their native cohort too. But what’s most intriguing is how their children fare. The children of black immigrants are more likely to go to and complete college than native blacks and are less likely to drop out of high school.
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New Swedish Law Criminalizes Anti-immigration Internet Speech
You’re free in Sweden to be critical of immigration, those in power, or people identifying as “LBGT” — at least within the confines of your mind. But dare express those views, even on the Internet, and you can now be more easily prosecuted under a new law taking full effect after Christmas.
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Why South African whites are coming home
Hundreds of thousands of whites left South Africa following the ANC's landslide election victory in 1994. Twenty years on, the exodus shows signs of slowing, even reversing. Jane Flanagan spoke to some of those who have returned.
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Will Detroit be the first major Chinese city in the U.S.?
Is Detroit destined to become a Chinese city? Chinese homebuyers and Chinese businesses are starting to flood into the Motor City, and the governor of Michigan is greatly encouraging this. In fact, he has formally asked the Obama administration for 50,000 special federal immigration visas to encourage even more immigration from China and elsewhere. So will Detroit be the first major city in the United States to be dominated by China?
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Italian PM vows to push for United States of Europe during presidency
In an unprecedented speech outlining his vision for Europe, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi called for courageous leaders to work towards a United States of Europe.
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After Forming Deep Roots in U.S., Man Discovers He Isn’t a Citizen
After living nearly a half century in the United States — marrying and raising a family here, paying taxes and working for decades for the federal government — Mario Hernandez made a discovery recently that rattled him to his core: He is not an American citizen. In fact, he is not even a United States resident.
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Yasiin Bey Barred From Re-Entering the U.S.
Immigration issues force Brooklyn MC to cancel U.S. tour.
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The other side of deportation: An American struggles to prepare for life without husband
Each ordinary moment now seemed worthy of preservation, so Madina Salaty, 45, turned on her cellphone camera and hit record. “Four days left,” she said, her voice and the video both shaky as her husband leashed the dog and headed toward their front door. He walked past the framed picture of their wedding in 2011, past the University of Kansas flag on their porch, past the perennials they had planted together in the garden.
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Using Jailed Migrants as a Pool of Cheap Labor
The kitchen of the detention center here was bustling as a dozen immigrants boiled beans and grilled hot dogs, preparing lunch for about 900 other detainees. Elsewhere, guards stood sentry and managers took head counts, but the detainees were doing most of the work — mopping bathroom stalls, folding linens, stocking commissary shelves.
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70,000 kids will show up alone at our border this year. What happens to them?
Officials have been stunned by a "surge" of unaccompanied children crossing into the United States.
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