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Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home

2009-04-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home
Japan’s offer, extended to hundreds of thousands of blue-collar Latin American immigrants, is part of a new drive to encourage them to leave this recession-racked country. So far, at least 100 workers and their families have agreed to leave, Japanese officials said.

An Economic Model and Software to Estimate the Profits Resulting from the Employment of Illegal Aliens

2009-03-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

An Economic Model and Software to Estimate the Profits Resulting from the Employment of Illegal Aliens
Federal law provides for forfeiture of the proceeds from the employment of illegal aliens, but statutory law does not specify how to calculate that amount. This report presents tools that can help determine the appropriate penalty to be levied on firms that knowingly employ undocumented workers.

Economic woes slow US migration to Sun Belt region

2009-03-19T12:49:00.000-07:00

Economic woes slow US migration to Sun Belt region
AP - Strapped by the nation's economic crisis, fewer Americans are migrating to Sun Belt hot spots in Nevada, Arizona and Florida, instead staying put for now in traditional big cities.

All-out Attack on Migrant Workers: A Look at Recent Trends in South Korea's Policy on Foreign Labour

2009-03-06T12:07:00.001-08:00

All-out Attack on Migrant Workers: A Look at Recent Trends in South Korea's Policy on Foreign Labour
This article looks at the recent trend towards greater exploitation and control of migrant workers in South Korea, placing it within the context of the nation’s overall foreign labour policy. It also briefly discusses migrant workers’ unionizing and its relationship to the mainstream labour movement.

Malaysia

2009-03-06T12:05:00.001-08:00

Malaysia
Migrant workers in Malaysia have been trapped in human trafficking racket that rakes in millions for international syndicates. The pattern of recruitment is that migrant workers must pay hard cash to their sponsors to enter the country. Once they arrive in Malaysia, they are duped and left stranded without jobs, money or assistance from their sponsor or authority. They end up as undocumented migrant workers or working without permits and are arrested and releases after bribing officials.

The Age of Migration:International Populations Movement in the Modern World (Third Edition)

2009-03-06T12:02:00.001-08:00

The Age of Migration:International Populations Movement in the Modern World (Third Edition)
Castles and Miller argue in their book that international migration has become a major factor in contemporary global change and predict that that the 21st century is going to be the “the age of migration”.

The Transnationalizing Labour Force:Current Trends and Future Projections in Asia Labour's Migration

2009-03-05T12:08:00.000-08:00

The Transnationalizing Labour Force:Current Trends and Future Projections in Asia Labour's Migration
As of 2005, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated that there were 191 million international migrants worldwide, constituting about 3 percent of the global population.

Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington

2009-02-25T11:39:00.001-08:00

Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington
The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants.

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses

2009-02-23T11:36:00.000-08:00

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses
On February 26, the Metropolitan Policy Program and Greater Washington Research at Brookings will host a discussion focusing on a new report that examines the local, regional and national factors that led Prince William County, an outer suburb of the nation’s capital, to adopt tough measures against unauthorized immigrants. Additional case studies will be explored, with a focus on the ripening immigration debate and ideas for successfully addressing long-term demographic changes and challenges.

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses

2009-02-20T15:55:00.001-08:00

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses
Event Information:
February 26, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 pm
On February 26, the Metropolitan Policy Program and Greater Washington Research at Brookings will host a discussion focusing on a new report that examines the local, regional and national factors that led Prince William County, an outer suburb of the nation’s capital, to adopt tough measures against unauthorized immigrants. Additional case studies will be explored, with a focus on the ripening immigration debate and ideas for successfully addressing long-term demographic changes and challenges.

Immigration and the Courts

2009-02-13T14:21:00.001-08:00

Immigration and the Courts
Event Information:
February 20, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The Justice Department’s immigration courts have been the object of attention not only for how their judges have been selected but also for their heavy caseloads and shortage of resources, including the inadequacy of legal representation available to aliens. On February 20, Brookings Visiting Fellow Russell Wheeler will moderate a discussion with Robert A. Katzmann, who has served since 1999 as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Juan P. Osuna, who chairs the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals; and Andrew I. Schoenholtz, professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and deputy director of Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration.

The Real Economics of Immigration Reform

2009-02-12T12:17:00.001-08:00

The Real Economics of Immigration Reform
By ignoring the role of immigration policy in our economic situation, Americans are actually hurting themselves.

Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails

2009-02-09T12:01:00.000-08:00

Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails
The federal government pays sheriffs $90 a day to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. Some sheriffs are aggressively lobbying to have immigrants put in their jails. Local jailers receive $1.7 billion a year from taxpayers to keep people charged with overstaying their visas instead of releasing them pending trials.

Joblessness Jumps Sharply Among China’s Migrants

2009-02-02T09:42:00.000-08:00

Joblessness Jumps Sharply Among China’s Migrants
China’s government announced at a briefing that more than one in seven rural migrant workers have been laid off or are unable to find work.

British Unions, Angry Over Use of Foreign Workers, Stage Walkouts

2009-01-30T10:34:00.000-08:00

British Unions, Angry Over Use of Foreign Workers, Stage Walkouts
The disruption underscored rising fears of labor unrest across Europe as job losses across the Continent mounted into the hundreds of thousands with the global financial crisis.

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time

2009-01-27T14:05:00.000-08:00

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time
The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids

2008-12-02T16:05:00.000-08:00

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids
NPR audio:
As the Obama administration takes shape, many experts are betting it will significantly curtail one of the most visible and controversial facets of the Bush administration's immigration crackdown: the high-profile workplace raids in which federal agents arrest dozens, even hundreds, of undocumented workers.

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report

2008-12-01T15:41:00.000-08:00

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report
AP - An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.

Cape Verde: Deported Youths Face Drugs, Crime

2008-11-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

Cape Verde: Deported Youths Face Drugs, Crime
About 900 Cape Verdeans have been deported back to the islands since 1992. Rejected by their host country after they committed crimes, the group of mostly young male deportees said they have returned home only to find plentiful drugs, unemployment and discrimination.

Mexican Remittances Fall As U.S. Jobs Are Slashed

2008-11-25T17:09:00.000-08:00

Mexican Remittances Fall As U.S. Jobs Are Slashed
NPR audio
Mexicans working in the U.S. are being hit hard by the economic slowdown. That is hurting their home country, as remittances are Mexico's second-largest source of foreign currency. Officials are planning for a wave of reverse migration that could be in the millions, as U.S. jobs are slashed.

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years

2008-11-20T11:19:00.000-08:00

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years
Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America ...

Raided leather factory to pay workers who sued

2008-11-18T16:31:00.001-08:00

Raided leather factory to pay workers who sued
The former owners of a New Bedford leather goods factory raided last year by immigration agents will pay $850,000 to workers — including illegal immigrants — to settle a lawsuit claiming the company violated wage laws, attorneys said Tuesday.

Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response

2008-11-14T11:20:00.000-08:00

Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response
Brookings
Immigration to metropolitan Philadelphia has been rising recently after several stagnant decades. This paper examines recent trends in immigration to the region with attention to the varied immigrant groups, the opportunities they bring, and the challenges for policymakers, service providers, and communities across the area. The report argues for the development of a Regional Council on Immigration to best address the needs of the area’s newcomers.

Shenzhen’s residence card offers little new for migrant workers

2008-11-04T10:43:00.000-08:00

Shenzhen’s residence card offers little new for migrant workers
Shenzhen’s new residence card has been heralded in the official Chinese media as an important step towards reform of the household registration (hukou户口) system and the elimination of discrimination against migrant workers.

Housing Dream Backfires For Immigrant

2008-11-03T14:43:00.001-08:00

Housing Dream Backfires For Immigrant
NPR audio:
Emmanuel Njoku thought he was living the American dream. During the housing boom, the Nigerian immigrant built a portfolio of 16 properties in Prince George's County, Md. Now his family has lost a million-dollar home, and he faces foreclosure on half a dozen other properties.