Migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics in major ways.
What Is Migration?
Migration means different things for individuals, countries, economies, and the world.
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For Migrants, Labels Matter
From “asylum” to “undocumented,” learn what these terms mean legally and politically.
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History of U.S. Immigration Policy
U.S. immigration policy can show what influences a country’s response to migrants.
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The Lasting Effects of Emigration
When migrants seek work abroad, what does their country of origin gain? And what does it lose?
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Internally Displaced Persons: Migrants Who Do Not Cross a National Border
What happens to people who are forced from their homes but remain inside their own country?
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