The Evolving Challenges of Immigration

Edward Alden, Stephen Castles, Omer Taspinar | World Politics Review | 2010-07-28

Immigration has long presented opportunities and challenges, both for emigrants and host countries, while also serving as a hot-button issue in times of crisis. Now, in the aftermath of Sept. 11 and in the midst of the global economic downturn, new patterns in global immigration have emerged, presenting policymakers with novel challenges. At the same time, Europe's struggles with integrating its Muslim immigrant communities provide a cautionary tale about the lasting repercussions of short-sighted immigration and integration policies.

U.S. Losing Ground in Competitive Immigration

By Edward Alden
In the contemporary world, no country has used population diversity to its advantage better than the United States. The U.S. remains more successful than any other nation in recruiting and retaining talented individuals from around the world. But that lead has shrunk significantly over the past decade, with potentially serious implications for U.S. global leadership.

Europe's Challenge is Integration, Not 'Eurabia'

By Omer Taspinar
The allegedly unstoppable march of Islam in Europe is causing anxiety for Europeans and Americans. Emotions run high, and facts are in short supply on both sides of the Atlantic. Are Europeans right to be so concerned? Is Europe really turning into "Eurabia"? To answer that question in a more balanced way, we need to take a closer look at current facts and trends.

International Migrants in the Global Economic Crisis

By Stephen Castles
The global economic crisis (GEC) was widely expected to lead to a fall in migration. Analysts also expected that many migrants would return to their homelands, and that worker remittances would decline. But some general trends that have emerged three years into the crisis suggest that in some areas, the effects of the GEC on migration were not as severe as expected, while in others they defied expectations.

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The Evolving Challenges of Immigration