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Articles on Migrants
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Why a Ghanaian cardiac surgeon in London is seen as a migrant, while an American banker is considered an expat.
If education and tolerance go hand in hand, how is it possible that anti-immigrant sentiments are so virulent in educated populations?
South Africa and Zimbabwe have made significant strides to roll out antiretrovirals. But the regional expansion of treatment programmes still needs work.
Improving conditions in Turkey and Greece may convince more refugees to stay where they are.
A public health researcher and advocate explains how immigration raids can impact mental and physical health, and trigger a breakdown of trust and safety in communities across the US.
US elections surfaced fears of Mexicans crossing into the US. But their numbers are actually in decline. Why are they choosing to stay in Mexico? Two migration experts went there to find out.
Europe has resorted to more severe measure to keep migrants out. But this is not sustainable. The root causes of migration need to be properly addressed.
Job prospects are not good for newly arrived refugees in Sweden. But better integration programmes will help.
Vast numbers of people who migrate in search of a better life end up living in marginal conditions that put their health at risk. But individual lifestyle is also an important factor.
Smugglers who transport migrants and refugees into the EU are both heroes and villains.
How can we possibly know how many millions of people are living in the U.S. illegally? Demographers have actually refined a simple formula that’s worked pretty well since the 1970s.
Fleeing from persecution is not the only reason migrants leave their home countries.
Spending more on border control hasn’t stopped migrants from crossing the border. Neither will a wall. Here’s why.
The French and British governments have prioritised security over humanity for refugees in the Calais Jungle.
Hundreds of child asylum seekers are being taken to the UK, as closure of the Calais camp nears. But their journey to safety is not over yet.
Scepticism beats back humanitarian response to unaccompanied minors arriving from Calais Jungle.
An academic explains what it has been like running a storytelling course for migrants and refugees in the Calais camp.
Few Colombians who have been displaced by violence voted on the peace deal from abroad. An expert in conflict resolution explains why their voices must be part of the peace process.
There is precedent for mass rehoming: just look at what happened to the Ugandan Asian population.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Anthropology, Director, Transnational Research Lab, The Ohio State University
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Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab, York University, Canada
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Fellow, Global Governance Programme, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University
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Senior Researcher, Political Science, University of Amsterdam
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
