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Forget the false frame of the West versus Islam. It’s not historically or conceptually accurate, and the two are basically on the same side against the crimes of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The real battle is over the soul of Europe. And the far right is rallying like it’s 1099.
January, 2015
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6 January
The Visa Curse
Thousands of legal U.S. immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.
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1 January
Is Immigration Solution for Japan’s Declining Population?
Unless Japan can devise policy strategies either to arrest the decline of its population or deal effectively with its impacts, in the long run the country will find its path to sustained economic growth blocked.
December, 2014
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27 December
Dreamers Need Not Apply for Health Care
Why are hundreds of thousands of young immigrants shut out of affordable health insurance?
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20 December
Immigration: 5 Facts About Legal Challenges to Executive Action
Recent lawsuits that challenge executive action on immigration are unlikely to proceed. They miss the legal rationale for the action and ignore the large economic benefits it could bring.
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15 December
Europe’s Immigrants, Migrants and Emigrés
“Fortress Europe” was how critics used to describe the cordon sanitaire thrown around Europe by strict immigration control. But since the enlargement of the European Union, it is freedom of movement of people within the EU that is causing much of the resentment -- particularly in Britain, which may even vote to leave the EU altogether if she is unable to get some sort of opt-out to control freedom of movement of persons from the EU.
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5 December
Immigration Groups Join Hands to Help the Undocumented
A consortium of government officials, community and immigration advocates is formed to help the undocumented immigrants take advantage of President Obama's administrative relief.
November, 2014
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29 November
Latin America: Vulnerability of Migrants Continues
Economic opportunity stimulates migration but recipient countries create obstacles for foreigners to stay.
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27 November
Obama’s Immigration Action Doesn’t Go Far Enough
All the undocumented farm workers who harvest our food deserve a chance to live without fear of deportation.
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21 November
5 Facts to Know About Obama’s Immigration Action
Using his legal authority, President Obama brings temporary relief to millions of immigrants through executive action. The president’s move is a first step but not a permanent solution.
