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October 1, 2002
Will President Putin realize his dream of a mass return of the Russian diaspora? Timothy Heleniak of the World Bank and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies assesses Russia's migration dilemma.
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October 1, 2002
Germany's two biggest political parties have come out in favor of Islamic education for the country's estimated 350,000 Muslim schoolchildren.
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October 1, 2002
As Russia enters the 21st century, it is confronting a set of migration issues unimaginable just a decade ago. Timothy Heleniak of the World Bank and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies maps out the complex past and difficult present of the world's largest country.
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September 1, 2002
Fewer opportunities may await asylum seekers in France, where stricter policies are overlapping with strained resources.
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September 1, 2002
Following a bitterly contested vote in Parliament, Germany's president has signed the nation's first immigration law.
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July 1, 2002
The Green Party has been blocked from pushing through new anti-discrimination legislation, mainly by religious groups.
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July 1, 2002
Though roundly defeated in the French presidential elections, the extreme right may continue to influence French immigration policy.
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May 1, 2002
Italy has struggled to find the right tone and approach toward immigration. In this newly updated profile, Managing Editor Kim Hamilton tackles the dilemmas facing Italian policymakers today.
As Europe and the United States Face Similar Migration Challenges, Spain Can Act as a Bridge
Spain and the United States both receive their greatest number of immigrants from Latin America, and have worked collaboratively together on displacement crises and other migration issues. As shared immigration challenges dominate debate on both sides of the Atlantic, Spain can serve as a vital bridge in the policy conversation, this commentary notes.