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One of the key motivating factors for many of the refugees and migrants I know to make the (often treacherous) journey to Australia is the hope that in the future, they will be able to send money home to support relatives left behind. Some may call it “brain drain” and […]

Financial remittances from Somalis living outside the country are an outstanding feature of the Somali economy, and have long been crucial to the economy. Today, the new diaspora in the West has assumed a very important role as a source of remittances to family members in Somalia or in refugee […]

The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. It aims to meet the rising demand for pragmatic […]