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Immigrating to South America: The New American Dream?
This article was originally drafted by Fernando Romero and Ángela López and the FORO Nacional Internacional as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. South American countries are becoming more attractive to live and work. A group of governments has launched programs to bring back their compatriots, but […]
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The Other Reasons Egyptian Youths Seek Education or Employment Abroad.
Immigration is largely looked at through an economic prism. But, that’s not all there is to it. In a country like Egypt, where competition for employment is fierce, and the jobs that are available are generally not financially, and at times not professionally rewarding, it is no surprise that many […]
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The Whole Enchilada
9/11 not only changed American discourses on security but also modified the US- Mexican relations and with it its promises of a fair accomplishment of the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) regarding immigration and trade
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The Net Effect: For Wired Migrants, It’s Often Home “Tweet” Home
Carl Rana, like many only children, is pointedly self-assured. “My mother would not know how to use a computer if I didn’t, like, tell her all how to use it,” the 20-year-old Filipino-American said, adding, “we’re impatient with our parents, it takes a while for them to learn, and we […]
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“Cash Back:” Remittances from the African Diaspora
The African diaspora is comprised of over 30 million emigrants from Africa‘s 54 nations. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) estimates that each year the African diaspora contributes about 40 billion USD in the form of remittances to their families and communities. Between 1960 and 2003, the continent of […]