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L’immigration des Algériens [Immigration from Algeria]

March 6, 20253:01 PM
Maintaining the current preferential treatment for Algerians immigrating to France appears entirely unjustified, given the number of Algerian immigrants already present and their difficult integration.

The Greatest Mass Migration Border Crisis in U.S. History Is Over

March 3, 202511:09 AM
President Trump ended the mass migration crisis of January 2021 - January 2024 by ordering up the steps required in existing immigration law — detention, border expulsion, and interior deportations — on his first day in office.

Immigration Still Second-Biggest Issue for U.S. Voters

February 24, 20256:52 PM
Latest Harvard/Harris poll results: Department of Homeland Security is the second most favorably viewed institution, with criminal deportations and border security high on Americans’ list of priorities

Rethinking Swedish migration policy – the dilemmas of the Tidö agreement

February 17, 202512:05 PM
Adopted in 2022, the Tidö Agreement will tighten the rules of Sweden’s asylum system. The strategy of indirect deterrence may reduce the number of asylum seekers in the short term, but in the long term it may lead to social tensions and hinder the integration of new arrivals. The analysis shows how the shift in migration policy has also led to a redefinition of Swedish national identity.

Ismét jönnek? Aktuális migrációs helyzet a déli határon [Are they back? Current migration trends on Hungary's southern border]

February 10, 20257:51 AM
Irregular migrant border crossings are on the rise again on the Serbian-Hungarian border after a period of decreased flow due to rigorous action taken by Serbian law enforcement agencies.

L’immigration d’Asie du Sud-Est en France : une trajectoire remarquable d’intégration [Immigration from Southeast Asia to France: a remarkable trajectory of integration]

February 9, 20258:15 PM
Economic and social indicators suggest immigrants from South-East Asia are the “best integrated” of extra-European immigrants in France.

A Snitch in Time Can Help Deport Nine

February 3, 202512:00 AM
A punitive tax on all compensation paid for their services or labor and private enforcement of this tax would render unemployable a large proportion of unauthorized aliens in the U.S. labor market.

The Impact of Immigration on U.S. Fertility

January 27, 20252:49 PM
Some advocates look to higher-fertility immigrants to end the U.S. baby bust. But immigration can’t raise the overall rate much, and appears to depress childbearing among working-class Americans.

A kapuk tovább zárulnak – bevándorlásellenes kormány várható Ausztriában [The gates are closing - anti-immigration government expected in Austria]

January 22, 20254:39 PM
The winner of last year's Austrian elections, right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) are now expected to form a coalition government with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which likely means further tightening for migration policies.

L’asile, une voie d’immigration hors de contrôle – 580 millions de bénéficiaires potentiels en France [Asylum, an immigration route out of control – 580 million potential beneficiaries in France]

January 17, 20256:18 PM
The current asylum system has become one of the major immigration routes to France and the EU. European governments have no political control over this immigration channel, marked by an absence of quantitative limits. The definition of asylum has been constantly expanded over the decades. The system is unsustainable and fuels the migration crisis facing Europe.

To Get the ‘Best and Brightest’ H-1B Workers, the U.S. Must Reform the Program

January 10, 202510:19 AM
There are plenty of loopholes Congress and Trump can close that won’t increase the number of H-1B visas issued.

2025-ös migrációs prognózis — Mi várható az Európába irányuló migráció frontján? [2025 Migration Prognosis for Europe]

January 7, 20257:47 PM
2025 is likely going to see a continuation of processes started in 2024: EU Member States stepping up diplomatic efforts to reach agreements with sending and transit countries to hold migrants, as well as taking them back.

Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2024

December 19, 202410:51 AM
Workers could come to fill jobs in the economy without continued large-scale immigration if the U.S. managed to tap into the enormous pool of working-age people on the economic sidelines.

Háború okozta migrációs mozgások a Közel-Keleten [War-induced Shifts in Migration in the Middle East]

December 11, 202411:23 AM
Current conflicts between Hamas and Israel, and Hezbollah and Israel may trigger new waves of forced displacement of the civilian population.

How Important Was Immigration in the 2024 U.S. Election?

November 27, 20249:28 AM
Immigration was overwhelmingly important to the critical swing voters who delivered Trump’s victory – and to some surprising demographic groups.

Környezetgazdálkodási problémák és társadalmi folyamatok összefüggései Afganisztánban [Connections between environmental management problems and social processes in Afghanistan]

November 22, 20244:50 PM
Effective solutions to Afghanistan's major environmental problems, including water shortage, could be the key to curbing internal migration and emigration, provided the country finds long-term solutions to the hydropolitical conflicts with its neighbors.

Excess labor is the only necessary condition for exploitation

October 11, 202411:36 AM
Industry takes advantage of loose immigration policies to bypass American workers, exploit immigrants, privatize the profits, and socialize the costs.

CIS Prevails in Challenge to Biden-Harris Immigration Actions

September 30, 202410:04 AM
First-ever ruling holding DHS accountable for ignoring law requiring environmental analysis.

A népességnövekedés, urbanizáció, éghajlatváltozás és migráció összefüggései Tádzsikisztánban [Correlations between population growth, urbanization, climate change, and migration in Tajikistan]

September 6, 20248:44 PM
Rapid population growth, underdeveloped infrastructure, slow urbanization, and climate change drive migration in and from Tajikistan.

Israeli gov't D-Gs to visit Ethiopia, try to finalize aliyah for good

August 29, 20241:12 PM
Expert opinion from the Israeli Immigration Policy Center contributed to the public debate about aliyah from Ethiopia

Foreign Student Fraud Case Highlights Serious Problems

August 26, 202412:00 AM
Tighter controls on student visas are needed to prevent abuses of America’s foreign student program that has become riddled with fraud

Terrorkészültséggel és biztonsági övezetek kialakításával készült Párizs az olimpiai játékokra [Paris getting ready for the Olympics with heightened terror alert and safety zones]

July 26, 20248:59 PM
Preparations for the Paris Olympics involved terror alerts, security perimeters, and clearing out illegal migrant encampments.

America’s immigration-driven population growth worsens desertification

July 9, 202410:03 AM
America’s capacity to provide basic resources (water, food, fiber) to its citizens is on a collision course with its population growth.

From Employer Sanctions to E-Verify

June 26, 20241:48 PM
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has just introduced universal — in other words, mandatory for all employers — E-Verify legislation (S. 4529). It is worth taking this opportunity to explore the history of and rationale for employer sanctions, culminating with E-Verify.

L’immigration comme remède potentiel à nos difficultés démographiques et économiques? [Immigration as a potential remedy for our demographic and economic difficulties?]

June 2, 202412:00 AM
Despite its contested effects on national cohesion, immigration is sometimes presented as a necessary evil to rebalance the age pyramid of the population and thus ensure the financing of pension schemes. Others argue that immigration would be a source of economic growth and that its effects on the wages of the native population would be negligible. We examine what is the situation.

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