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MPI: RECESSION IMPACTING GLOBAL MIGRATION PATTERNS

By Greg Siskind

The Migration Policy Institute has released a report outlining the impact of the global downturn on the movement of immigrants. Key findings include the following: ? The recession has dampened the movement of economic migrants to the major immigrant-receiving regions of the world. And, counter to some widely held public perceptions, immigrants overwhelmingly are choosing to stay put in their adopted countries rather than return home despite higher unemployment and lack of jobs. ? While the overall picture is one of sharp remittance decline, some regions are experiencing remittance increases or are holding steady. Though remittances have dropped globally amid...

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on September 08, 2009 (boomark / email).