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Migrants
A record number of Chinese migrants make their way to the U.S.-Mexico border
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Shawn Yuan
Feb 1, 2024
A record number of Chinese migrants are using the established South American trail to reach the U.S. border.
Remittances grew again in 2023
Dec 19, 2023
Migrants around the world sent nearly $670 billion back to family members in their home countries. For some countries, remittances make up a quarter to a half of GDP.
WhatsApp has streamlined business communication for human smuggling
Aug 1, 2023
Social media has transformed global communication, benefiting those who are in the business of guiding and transporting migrants seeking better lives.
As Title 42 ends, the strong U.S. economy is a major draw for migrants
May 11, 2023
Available jobs and better wages are helping shape the immigration patterns of people leaving their home countries for safer conditions.
What's the link between physical and economic mobility?
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Parag Khanna
Oct 14, 2021
In his latest book, globalization scholar Parag Khanna looks at how and why our lives may become a lot more mobile in the decades to come.
Migrants in Bosnia-Herzegovina are at the mercy of an unscrupulous underground economy
May 11, 2021
To cross the border into Croatia, or "go the game," they often need to rely on others to get cash. That help comes at a price.
Turkey — EU tensions threaten refugee deal
Aug 22, 2016
A deal credited with cutting refugee flow into Europe is in peril.
For public good, not for profit.
Cuban migrants scramble to claim special status in US
May 25, 2016
Some worry — others hope — improving ties with US may change special privileges.
European Union close to granting visa-free travel to Turks
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Andy Uhler
May 4, 2016
EU officials hold that Turkey must meet the same requirements for visa-free travel as other countries.
The migrant remittances industry, by the numbers
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Donna Tam
Apr 5, 2016
Trump’s border wall plan has us talking about the money people send back home. Let’s do the numbers on this booming business.