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Country Migration Profiles

Country Migration Profiles

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Whether as migrant-sending or migrant-receiving locations—or both—many countries have rich, complex international and internal migration histories. MPI's online journal, the Migration Information Source, offers profiles of more than 70 nations. Written by leading scholars, these profiles delve into countries' migration histories, demographics, policymaking, and more.

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January 1, 2004
Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State
By Paul Spoonley
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December 1, 2003
Moldova Seeks Stability Amid Mass Emigration
By Michael Jandl
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November 1, 2003
Turkey: A Transformation from Emigration to Immigration
By Kemal Kirisci
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November 1, 2003
Hungary: Transit Country Between East and West
By Judit Juhász
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October 1, 2003
Belgium's Immigration Policy Brings Renewal and Challenges
By Marco Martiniello, Andrea Rea
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August 1, 2003
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
By Kenneth Okoth
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July 1, 2003
The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate
By Elizabeth Grieco
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April 1, 2003
Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration
By Brij V. Lal

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March 1, 2007
Immigration in Luxembourg: New Challenges for an Old Country
Luxembourg's stable, prosperous economy would not be possible without foreign workers, most of whom come from other EU countries. But this small country has also struggled to cope with asylum seekers from the former Yugoslavia and to integrate children of immigrants, as Serge Kollwelter explains.
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January 1, 2007
Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels
Historically a diverse country, Singapore since the 1980s has become a top destination for Asian and Western professionals as well as low-skilled migrants from across the region. Brenda S.A. Yeoh of the National University of Singapore reports.
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Profile
November 1, 2006
Japanese Immigration Policy: Responding to Conflicting Pressures

Social and economic factors are pushing Japan toward a more open immigration policy, while other concerns are prompting the country to adopt stricter immigration controls. Chikako Kashiwazaki of Keio University and Tsuneo Akaha of the Monterey Institute of International Studies provide an overview of Japan’s migration issues.

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November 1, 2006
Denmark: Integrating Immigrants into a Homogeneous Welfare State
As Ulf Hedetoft of Aalborg University and the Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark explains, the question of how to handle cultural and religious differences has come to dominate the Danish political agenda.
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September 1, 2006
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home

Iran has long connected the great civilizations of Asia, the Near East and the Mediterranean. But since the Islamic Revolution, hundreds of thousands of highly skilled Iranians have emigrated while millions of refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq have entered the country. Shirin Hakimzadeh takes a detailed look at Iran's past and present migration issues.

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Recent Activity

Articles
January 1, 2004

Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State

Paul Spoonley describes a massive economic and cultural shift caused by emigration from the Cook Islands to New Zealand.

Articles
December 1, 2003

Moldova Seeks Stability Amid Mass Emigration

Moldova is a small country facing huge emigration spurred mainly by economic hardships, according to Michael Jandl.
Articles
November 1, 2003

Turkey: A Transformation from Emigration to Immigration

Long a country of emigration, immigration, and asylum, Turkey has also become a country of transit for immigrants, according to Kemal Kirisci of Boagazici University.

Articles
November 1, 2003

Hungary: Transit Country Between East and West

Judit Juhasz of examines the forces that have made Hungary into a sending, transit, and destination country for migration.

Articles
October 1, 2003

Belgium's Immigration Policy Brings Renewal and Challenges

Marco Martiniello and Andrea Rea examine how immigration has made Belgium a multicultural society in perpetual renewal.
Articles
August 1, 2003

Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?

Kenya is looking to its educated diaspora to meet development goals and achieve global competitiveness, according to MPI’s Ken Okoth.
Articles
July 1, 2003

The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate

Waves of emigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia are building new lives abroad, according to MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco.
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April 1, 2003

Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration

Brij V. Lal of the Australian National University explains the link between Fiji's recent political turbulence and the increasing numbers of Fijian emigrants.

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