Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States Another Way to Assess the Second Generation: Look at the Parents In seeking to explain why some second-generation children in the United States have higher levels of educational attainment than others, most arguments center on either cultural values or structural differences, such as class background and access to quality schools. Cynthia Feliciano of the University of California, Irvine shows that parents' status, relative to nonmigrants from their home country, is a factor. American Immigration Reform from a Scandinavian Perspective After watching the immigration reform debate intensify in the last few months, Thor Arne Aass, Norway's director general of the Department of Migration and a visiting fellow at MPI, characterizes the debate as "unfocused, unstructured, and very emotional." More on his views in this interview with Editor Kirin Kalia. Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church The Catholic Church made headlines in March when of its US cardinals spoke out against the House of Representatives' "enforcement only" bill. Donald Kerwin of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network explains the church's interest in immigration and its position on reforming immigration policy. Detailed Characteristics of the South American Born in the United States The majority of South American born counted in the 2000 census were from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. MPI's David Dixon and Julia Gelatt look at the social and economic profiles of the foreign born from this region.

With US immigration reform on the national agenda, we look at the debate from a Scandinavian's point of view and examine the Catholic Church's role. Also, we continue our series on the second generation, profile Burkina Faso, and provide details about the South American foreign born. Burkina Faso One of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso is a former French colony in Western Africa that has traditionally sent thousands of seasonal migrants to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Brad Kress of the UK's Centre for Research into Economic and Social Trends examines the migration issues facing the country today. Burkina Faso Resource Page MPI's Julia Gelatt reports on the provisions of the Senate compromise immigration bill; new strategies for internal immigration enforcement; and Georgia's strict new controls regarding unauthorized immigrants, plus other immigration news. Full Story Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait An estimated 10.3 million unauthorized migrants were living in the US in 2004. Jennifer Van Hook, Frank Bean, and Jeff Passell report on who they are, where they live, the work they do, and their levels of education and poverty.

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