| | | | By Allison Rutland and Jeanne Batalova The United States is by far the top destination for international migrants from the Caribbean, who account for about one in ten immigrants in the United States. Most are from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, or Haiti. Compared to the overall immigrant population, these individuals are more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens, to have obtained permanent residence through family sponsorship or humanitarian protection pathways, and to have arrived since 2010. This article offers statistics and insights on this growing group. |
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| | By Sarah Dahanni Migrant-origin countries have repeatedly sought to maximize the impact of the hundreds of billions of dollars in remittances that members of the diaspora send back each year. Evidence suggests the results are mixed. Many countries have seen noticeable gains in remittances after implementing policies to engage their diasporas, but a range of other factors in origin and destination countries alike are also at work. This article examines the various approaches and their track records. |
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| | Denmark has rapidly become a major trendsetter for restrictive humanitarian protection policies—with the UK government expected today to unveil “Denmark-style” rules to tackle asylum and irregular migration. For a small country, Denmark’s approach has gained favor internationally, particularly with centrist and center-left parties coming under threat from the nationalist right. The government of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has pursued an explicit policy designed to discourage asylum applications, such as by making humanitarian protection temporary by default and limiting humanitarian migrants’ ability to reunite with their family members. Last year, Denmark granted protection to fewer than 870 people, a 40-year low (not including 2020, when COVID-19-related restrictions chilled all global movement). Its role as current president of the EU Council has given it a perch to advance some of these efforts, including the idea of “return hubs”—third-country centers to which deportees from the European Union could be sent. As Marie Sandberg explained in the Migration Information Source this year, the restrictive approach is a relatively recent one for Denmark, which was an early signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and has a history during earlier eras of accommodating refugees and other migrants. The country is also notable for being led by the center-left Social Democrats, who insist hardline measures are necessary to protect Denmark’s generous welfare system. Copenhagen’s most recent fans are in the United Kingdom. The expected move by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood comes as more than 36,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year, a tally that could bring it close to the record 45,000 crossings in 2022. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is facing considerable political pressure from Reform UK, the right-wing, populist party cofounded by Brexit leader Nigel Farage that has a solid lead in nationwide polling over both Labour and the Conservative Party. Earlier in the year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised Denmark’s approach, calling it “truly exemplary” and saying “together we are also moving towards new and stricter asylum rules in the European Union.” Leaders of Austria, Italy, and others have also sought inspiration from Denmark. Last week, the European Commission unveiled a mechanism for redistributing asylum pressure from Mediterranean states across the bloc, an important step in implementing the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Denmark has opted out of EU asylum policy and will not be subject to the new system, but its approach has been seen as an inspiration. In the past, advocating for return hubs and other similar measures had been “a bit like shouting in an empty sports hall,” Frederiksen said last year. Now, the approach taken by Denmark and others appears to be speaking to a crowded room. All the best, Julian Hattem
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| | | | "For the first time in recent memory, elections in Chile have been significantly marked by immigration concerns, anti-immigration tropes have become more common in newspapers and public discourse, and protests have led to destruction of migrant camps." |
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"While many native-born workers in high-income countries are also overqualified for the jobs they hold, rates tend to be much higher among immigrants." |
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"As part of its strategy to carry out 1 million deportations a year, the Trump administration has embarked on an ambitious campaign, unmatched in U.S. history, to encourage individuals to ‘self-deport.'" |
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