Study Abroad Does Not Always Mean Stay Abroad
Image Courtesy: Identity Zine While it is common for most immigrants in the US to stay back and send money and resources back to their homeland, some choose to improve the lives of their community by...
View ArticleHigh Skilled Immigrants in the U.S.
Photo from Global Immigration Counsel From taxi drivers to high-tech intellectuals, immigrants are a core element of the American economy. The U.S. immigrant population has grown by 7.4 million in a...
View ArticleMigration is Down, Remittances are Up – the Future of the US-Mexico Corridor
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past couple of weeks, it’s been impossible to escape the coverage and (well-deserved) acclaim for Damien Cave’s New York Times feature on the decline of Mexican...
View ArticleExpanding Borders: Economic Gains from Diaspora Networks
Immigration has been both praised and criticized for its effects on the development of a country. While developing countries invite the cutting-edge ideas that migrants from developed countries have to...
View ArticleOf Doctors and Immigration: The Growing Need for International Physicians
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have monumental implications for the future of healthcare. Beyond the political posturing and legal scrutiny the decision has...
View ArticleShould We Be Having More Babies?
According to the CDC, the U.S. fertility rate fell to another record low in 2012 with 63 births per 1,000 women. In 2007, the rate was 69.3. During a quick scan of the shelves of one of D.C.’s...
View ArticleMigrants and Porters at the Gate
The word “Morocco” conjures images of deserts, Bedouins, and souks in Marrakech, not the flamenco and Paella of Spain. Yet, there are two enclaves of Spain resting in Morocco, much to the chagrin of...
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