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Mexican Migration Down to 'Net Zero'

Mark Russell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 CDT

Rising standards of living in Mexico are causing emigration to drop, and increasing the number of Mexican immigrants returning home, reversing the massive exodus of the 1980s and '90s, reports the Christian Science Monitor . In fact, with one million Mexicans returning from the US between 2005 and 2010—three times...

Irish Americans Shouldn't Celebrate Victimhood

Rob Quinn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:26:18 CDT

Irish Americans should be celebrating their successes tomorrow—and every day—instead of looking back to the potato famine that forced many of their ancestors across the Atlantic, writes William McGurn. The Irish have thrived and prospered in America, but in recent years, they've been celebrating that history by erecting...

World Economy Cuts Mexican Migration by 50%

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:31:08 CST

Who needs a border fence when you have a shaky economy? That seems to be the message of Mexico's latest migration numbers, which show net emigration down by more than half for the year that ended in August 2008, compared with the previous 12 months. And the cause isn't more...

Oy, Caramba! Cubans Turn to Judaism

Rob Quinn — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:25:56 CST

Cuba's Jewish community is growing for the first time in decades, the Wall Street Journal reports. The country's Jewish population dwindled to 1,000 by the late 1980s but has now hit 1,500. Hundreds of other Cuban Jews have recently emigrated, landing in Israel, Canada, and the US. Many...

Booming India Sees 'Brain Gain'

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:04:21 CDT

India's educated are no longer rushing to the West for big bucks and a better lifestyle, the Guardian reports. More university grads are refusing to emigrate and many expats are returning home—a trend experts are dubbing "brain gain." One Indian, formerly in London, said he would "read about what...

Record Brain Drain Rocks Britain as Emigration Soars

Rob Quinn — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:35:00 CST

The UK is experiencing the worst "brain drain" of any country as the British move abroad to seek better lives at the highest rate since just after World War II, a study has found. More than a tenth of the highest-skilled Brits have moved overseas for reasons that one professor...

Iran's Jews Snub Israel's Offer of Cash for Emigration

Sam Gale Rosen — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:07:26 CDT

Iran's Jews collectively rebuffed a $10K-per-person cash offer from Israel seeking their emigration, extended by a group of wealthy expats. "The identity of Iranian Jews is not tradable for any amount of money," says the spokesman for the country's Jews.