How to help migrants foster a new sense of belonging
Apr 10, 2017 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Belonging is tricky to define and hard to measure. Its the product of the stories we construct and the ways we orientate ourselves socially. It involves interactions, both intimate and public, and the evolution of shared...
Migrant Crisis Series: Greece and Italy look to back away from taking further refugees
Mar 29, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Commentary
United Nations International Organization for Migration reported that 20,484 refugees from entered Europe this year by traveling via sea, according to data collected till mid-March. More than 80 percent of them came to...
Migrant Crisis Series: Austria wants exemption from EU migrant scheme
Mar 29, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Commentary
Even after more than two years since its reckoning, the European migrant crisis continues to rage like a fire that cant just be put out and in the latest twist, Austria, a member of the European Union has declared that it...
Class pervades the way migrants are viewed in Britain
Mar 28, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In a poll of 25 countries by Ipsos MORI published in March 2017, 33% of those interviewed in Britain said immigration was their biggest worry. Although more British people overall were worried about healthcare, only...
New research shows immigration has only a minor effect on wages
Mar 28, 2017 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Economic arguments against immigration often take two forms immigrants either suppress the wages of workers, or immigration creates higher unemployment. But our research shows that the impact of immigration on the labour...
Immigrants deported under Obama share stories of terror and rights violations
Mar 23, 2017 01:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Although it is difficult to get exact numbers, some estimates show Immigration and Customs Enforcement home raids have never resulted in more than 30,000 apprehensions in any given year. At that rate, it could take 366...
How the refugee crisis is dealing another blow to Europe's Roma
Mar 20, 2017 14:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The refugee crisis in Europe brings with it collateral damage. The flight of people from Syria and other conflict zones has been well-documented and the policy challenges for governments have generated blanket coverage....
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