Migration General

Keeping the family together through new media

Date: 22/11/2011 - 16:05

Imagine a life in which you have to live away from your children, maybe for several years. Ask yourself how you could keep the ties close between you, watch them growing up, and continue to be a daily part of their lives.

Migration: breaking the deadlock

Date: 21/11/2011 - 15:54

The Global Forum on Migration and Development GFMD has been trying for five years to promote serious discussion about global migration. It meets later this month for the last time under the chair of the Swiss government, which hands over to Mauritius for 2012.

Central Americans Enter the Mexican Valley of Death on their way to the U.S.

Date: 12/09/2011 - 13:11

Every year, 500,000 Central Americans pass through Mexico on an invariably dangerous journey to the United States in search of better opportunities, but it is unknown how many reach their intended destination. Migrants are regularly treated as second-class citizens during their journey; many fall victim to the violence of criminal gangs, resulting in assaults, sexual slavery, kidnapping, or murder. Civil society organizations often advocate the protection of migrant rights; however, in response to a wave of migrant-associated murders, the Mexican government chosen to take action.

Nearly Half of World Citizens Believe Immigration Has Had A Negative Impact on Their Country

Date: 08/09/2011 - 11:41

A survey conducted by global research company Ipsos finds that nearly one half (45%) of global citizens believe ‘immigration has generally had a negative impact on their country’ compared to just one in five (21%) who believe the impact has been positive; all others (29%) are on the fence.

Opinion:L'immigration, un bienfait !

Date: 12/07/2011 - 09:59

L’hostilité envers les immigrés atteint un niveau inquiétant dans presque tous les pays riches. C’est une maladie à laquelle ces pays doivent résister s’ils veulent continuer à prospérer et cela aidera les pays en développement à combattre la pauvreté et à parvenir à une croissance durable.

China: An Emerging Destination for Economic Migration

Date: 07/06/2011 - 15:08

Ronald Skeldon of the University of Sussex maps out the past and present migration patterns of China — the source of tens of millions of migrants around the globe — and discusses the country's budding status as an immigrant-receiving nation.

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Les immigrés rapportent plus qu'ils ne coûtent

Date: 12/05/2011 - 16:37

Des parlementaires de tous bords ont rendu public mercredi, à l’Assemblée nationale, un rapport d’audit mené pendant près d’un an sur la politique d’immigration de la France pour «éclairer l’approche des phénomènes migratoires».

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Belgique: Rapport annuel Migration 2010

Date: 12/05/2011 - 16:45

L’année 2010 était une année inhabituelle. Le gouvernement était en grande partie chargé uniquement des « affaires courantes ». Ceci n’a pas empêché la Belgique de présider avec succès l’Union européenne, même si les résultats au niveau de l’asile et de la migration ne sont pas ceux qui étaient espérés.

Au niveau belge, l’année écoulée reste marquée par des choix importants qui n’ont pas pu être posés. Par ailleurs la situation critique des demandeurs d’asile a été gérée par des mesures urgentes.

The global economic crisis and migration: where do we go from here?

Date: 29/04/2011 - 15:34

The recent economic crisis, the worst in several decades, had wide implications for future migration and its management, going far beyond remittance flows.
The unprecedented speed and spread of its contagion effect led to significant changes in world labour markets and the pattern of global migration.

Abuse, Poverty and Migration: Investigating migrants' motivations to leave home in Burma

Date: 21/03/2011 - 13:28

International reporting of the large-scale migration of those leaving Burma in search of work abroad has highlighted the perils for migrants during travel and in host countries. However, there has been a lack of research about the root causes of this migration. Identifying the root causes of migration has important implications for the assistance and protection of these migrants.