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The article offers information on several congresses and meetings in Canada including the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies (AASSC) on June 1, 2008, Association for Canadian And Quebec Literatures (ALQL) on May 31, 2008 and Canadian Association of Latin-American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) on June 7, 2008.

The article discusses the 2016 Defence White Paper of Germany. It states that the white paper labels Russia as one of the global threats on par with terrorism, cyber-attacks, and migrant crisis. It notes that the paper calls for well-balance capabilities in the fields of Command and Control (C2), reconnaissance, and support. It mentions that the paper was published in the midst of increasing risk of interstate conflicts.

The article offers insights on the historical outline of social mobility in Africa. Topics discussed include an overview of social mobility in the country, the cultures of mobility, the paper economies, the migrant laborers, the relationships based on religion, ethnicity or trade, and the understanding of the forced labor history.

An interview with rapper M.I.A., singer of the hit song "Paper Planes," is presented. M.I.A. comments on her commercial success and how people have trouble categorizing her music. She comments on how her song "Paper Planes" was inspired by problems with her visa and U.S. immigration authorities. She also discusses how her song is about the sale of guns.

The article examines the impact of migration trends on families with regard to vulnerable family members which are the children, youth, and elderly and on policies that need more attention. The psychosocial impact of migration on vulnerable members is discussed as well as the protection challenges faced by immigrant families. Also explored are the roles of young people on family migration.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) has effectively turned employers into an arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). It has also deeply affected the California agriculture and health care industries.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by undocumented youth in Canada, who must hide their immigration status even from friends leading to a sense of invisibility, including the struggles of growing up without legal documentation and the lack of specific immigration pathways for children.

The article focuses on Samuel Huntington's influential but controversial "clash of civilizations" thesis, which turned 30 years old. It discusses how his prediction that cultural issues would dominate global politics has had a lasting impact, even as it has been criticized and misused over the years.

The article focuses on the genealogical roots and records in Coollattin estate in County Wicklow owned by Earls Fitzwilliam are stated to kept in the National Library of Ireland. Topics mentioned include the emigartions of the Ireland's ancestors, the list of people occupies Ireland, and the estate map in 1842.

A recent research study conducted by the University of Witwatersrand explores the relationship between space, place, and migration in South Africa and its impact on public health-care provision. The study involved fieldwork in six health-care facilities across two provinces, representing urban, peri-urban, and rural settings. The findings highlight the diverse ways in which different migrant profiles shape and are shaped by various spaces, presenting unique challenges to the public-health system. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for strengthening health-care services in South Africa. The full research article can be accessed for free through the provided link. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents comments on the paper "Global Wage Differences and International Student Flows," by Mark Rosenzweig, published in this issue. Douglas A. Irwin commends for developing two simple models to analyze student migration from developing countries to developed countries. Jeffrey G. Williamson praises the paper, but notes that Rosenzweig's migration analysis omitted variables. Susan Collins points out that student migrants who did not stay in the U.S. settle in a third country.

The article discusses the crackdown on undocumented immigrants in India in 2019. The government has identified millions of people they consider foreigners who have no right to live in the country. Home minister Amit Shah announced plans to deport undocumented immigrants to Bangladesh. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to act on the influx of undocumented immigrants.

The article presents comments on the paper "What Is Wrong With Plan B? International Migration As an Alternative to Development Assistance," by Devesh Kapur and John McHale, published in this issue. Gary Burtless states that the adoption of barrier-free migration from poor countries to rich country depends on voters on rich countries. Beth Anne Wilson points out that a system should be established to inform migrants about U.S. institutions. Johannes Linn raises the issue of equality.

The article focuses on the British national newspaper industry and the headlines that have been the most popular throughout the summer of 2014, including the Scottish independence referendum, the immigration of people from European Union (EU) countries of Eastern Europe into Great Britain, and the 2015 British Parliamentary General Election.

The article focuses on a report published by "China Economy" on June 7, 2014 regarding the Chinese High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) White Paper released by the Hurun Report and the immigration agency's Visas Consulting Group.

The article focuses on judiciary, media, and nongovernmental organizations which got high on power seized in United Progressive Alliance (UPA) non-rule, fraying a delicate social contract. It mentions that Priya Pillai, a senior Greenpeace activist, was stopped by immigration from travelling to London, England, there was no legal bar on her going overseas. It also mentions a hearing on an appeal by filmmaker Pankaj Butalia against censors not allowing his documentary on Kashmir to be screened.

A scoping review conducted by researchers at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit explores the ethics of healthcare for mobile and marginalized populations in Southeast Asia (SEA), as well as the ethics of research involving these populations. The review identified 18 papers with substantial bioethical analysis, focusing on concepts such as capability, agency, dignity, vulnerability, precarity, complicity, and structural violence. The research highlights the need for more empirical research to better understand the ethical issues in research, clinical care, and public health related to migration in SEA. The study emphasizes the importance of considering diverse factors and contexts in order to advance migration health ethics in the region. [Extracted from the article]

A scoping review conducted by researchers at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit explores the ethics of healthcare for mobile and marginalized populations in Southeast Asia (SEA), as well as the ethics of research involving these populations. The review identified 18 papers with substantial bioethical analysis, focusing on concepts such as capability, agency, dignity, vulnerability, precarity, complicity, and structural violence. The research highlights the need for more empirical research to better understand the ethical issues in research, clinical care, and public health related to migration in SEA. The study emphasizes the importance of considering diverse factors and contexts in order to advance migration health ethics in the region. [Extracted from the article]

This article addresses the key law and policy levers affecting Latinxs in what the U.S. Census Bureau designates as the South. Since the rise of the Latinx population from the 1980s onward, few legal scholars and researchers have participated in a sustained dialogue about how law and policy affects Latinxs living in the South. In response to this gap in legal research, this article provides an overview of the major law and policy challenges and opportunities for Latinxs in this U.S. region. Part II examines the geopolitical landscape of the South with special focus on the enduring legacy of Jim Crow and White supremacy, as well as provides a brief demographic overview of Latinxs in this part of the county. Part III delves into law and policy issues related to political mobilization, immigration, education, and economic opportunity. We explore each policy area by drawing on a diverse universe of knowledge: U.S. Census data, research papers and projects, published interviews, legislation, social science research, newspaper and media profiles, and judicial opinions. Part IV of this article offers a vision for building Latinx political power in the South rooted in coalition building and identifying networks of activism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores how the GCC states respond to the rising demand for migrant healthcare by focusing on healthcare infrastructure and healthcare provisions for migrants in Qatar. According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Qatar offers healthcare services to the increasing migrant population through the Hamad health card, which allows its holders to access public healthcare services. Keywords: Health and Medicine; Public Health EN Health and Medicine Public Health 3840 3840 1 08/28/23 20230901 NES 230901 2023 SEP 1 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Fresh data on agriculture are presented in a new report. [Extracted from the article]

Former President Donald Trump's immigration plan, outlined in his Agenda 47 policy papers, reveals a series of draconian and bigoted measures aimed at addressing the US border crisis. These policies include large-scale raids, the expansion of detention camps, the banning of entry from Muslim-majority countries, and the elimination of birthright citizenship. Trump's advisers believe they can achieve these goals within existing law, despite the likelihood of legal challenges. The article warns that Trump's plan would revive a dark chapter in American history and calls for President Joe Biden to take decisive action on immigration that prioritizes border security without demonizing immigrants or violating civil rights. [Extracted from the article]

A systematic review conducted by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom examined the effect of limited access to antenatal care on the pregnancy experiences and outcomes of undocumented migrant women in Europe. The review included twelve papers from seven European nations and found that undocumented migrants are more likely to experience unfavorable pregnancy outcomes and greater anxiety and worries compared to documented migrants and registered citizens. The study highlights the need for policy modifications and healthcare reforms to address the restricted access to antenatal care for this vulnerable population. The researchers emphasize that addressing these issues is not only a matter of health equality but also a humanitarian obligation. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the proposed immigration rules for landlords in Great Britain and its possible impact on overseas students. The government plans to require landlords to check documents of prospective tenants. The Council for International Student Affairs says checking students' immigration status using original documents beforehand would be difficult. It adds that international students frequently have to renew their visas and leave their passports with the Home Office.

The article analyzes the selection and assimilation patterns of immigrants during the Age of Mass Migration. It examines whether migrants who settled in the U.S. in the 19th century positively and negatively selected from the European population. It assesses how new migrants survived in the U.S. labor market, both upon first arrival and after spending some time in the country.

The article focuses on the Chortitza Emigration efforts in the early 1920s, involving Mennonite refugees from the Chortitza district in Ukraine seeking to emigrate to North America. Topics covered include the formation of the "Union of Citizens of Dutch Lineage in Ukraine," the challenges and delays in the emigration process, changing destinations from Paraguay to Canada, and the decision to send a delegation to America to revive emigration efforts and explore various options for resettlement.

The author discusses the state of Arizona's illegal immigration bill which was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010 and is scheduled to be implemented on July 29. He suggests that police officers, who are authorize to ask a suspected illegal immigrants about his or her status, need to determine reasonable suspicion by his visual sense and not by hearing something suspicious. He comments on the assumption of the law that all of illegal immigrants are Mexicans. He also offers ideas on how to reform the immigration system in the U.S.

Reports on rules imposed by the U.S. government concerning the qualification of native-born and naturalized citizen beneficiaries to Medicaid in 2006. Need for U.S.-born poor and disabled Medicaid patients to show documents such as birth certificate to be eligible for the benefits; Purpose of the rules to prevent illegal immigrants to have access to Medicaid funds; Potential impact of the rules on seniors and people with disabilities.

This article explores the history of «Hubs of Transregional Migration»in the age of mass migration. Russia was alocation of considerable significance in the landscape of transnational processes and migration regimes around the turn of the twentieth century. It was the starting point for millions of Poles, Jews, Germans, and Balts to leave for anew home in the Americas. In the meantime, the Tsarist empire itself was the scene of internal transcontinental migration processes on agigantic scale, as Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian colonists sought to establish livelihoods beyond the Urals, in Siberia, the steppes and in the Russian far east. Millions of emigrants from the Russian Empire passed through reception camps at the Russian-German border, in Germany and the US. Simultaneously, hundreds of thousands of their compatriots encountered comparable socio-spatial conditions in the transit camps established for trans-Ural migrants. These «resettlement points»(peresenlencheskie punkty), located, for example, in the city of Cheliabinsk, were significant sites in these migrations. The paper describes the modern institution of reception and transit camps for trans-migrants, as they emerged at various locations along global migration routes in the late nineteenth century. They are regarded as aspecific form of a«site of modernity»(Ort der Moderne)with typical features. Apart from the pereselencheskii punkt in Chelyabinsk, these Hubs of Transregional Migration included the Auswandererhallen in Hamburg, the Auswandererbahnhof in Ruhleben near Berlin, privately-run transit-camps and check-points at the Russian-German and Russian-Austrian border, as in Mysłowice, and the much better-known and much more thoroughly researched checkpoints and transit points at the US border such as Ellis Island near New York City and Angel Island near San Francisco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the comments of several authors on an article by Devesh Kapur and John McHale about cross-border migration as an alternative to increasing the income of people in poor countries. According to Gary Burtless, the welfare of migrants and natives in the U.S. has been improved by immigration.

The article presents comments of several authors on an article by Mark Rosenzweig about student migration. Douglas A. Irwin states the need for commending Rosenzweig for his framework to evaluate student migration which made a link between migration and wage gaps among countries. Jeffrey G. Williamson believes that the migration analysis of Rosenzweig is too parsimonious.

The article presents comments of various authors on an article about agglomeration and population mobility that was written by Lant Pritchett. Clifford G. Gaddy interprets the idea of a negative geographic shock by Pritchett as an event that reduces the value of geography input in the production function. Simon Johnson agrees with Lant on the issue of changing scale and types of permissible migration.

South Africa has proposed an overhaul of its citizenship, immigration, and refugee laws in an effort to simplify and streamline the system. The country currently sees around 20,000 undocumented immigrants arriving each year and is home to almost 4 million migrants. The government believes that the current laws do not adequately address the migration crisis and is considering withdrawing from the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol. The proposed changes include replacing multiple acts with a single law, streamlining the immigration system, and establishing an advisory board on immigration. However, the issue of immigration remains contentious, with some locals expressing resentment towards foreigners. [Extracted from the article]

In this paper, the swarm control for large-scale omnidirectional mobile robots (OMRs) within incremental behavior is proposed to imitate the confluence behavior of animals during migration. In previous work, the number of OMRs in the swarm system was small and immutable. As such, the system lacked flexibility for swarm systems in practical applications. To solve these problems, we make several innovations. Firstly, OMRs within incremental behavior are proposed. Based on this, the incremental system of OMRs within incremental behavior is designed when the original swarm system needs assistance to form an incremental swarm system, which allows the incremental behavior happens among different swarm systems and the formation of each incremental system unchanged. Notably, incremental updating method based on second-order communication topology is proposed to update the adjacency matrix and the state matrix instead of creating a new swarm system. Then, to solve the pressure caused by the increasing number of OMRs in incremental swarm systems on calculating and storage, the incremental swarm system of large-scale OMRs based on second-order communication topology is introduced to rank the system and weaken the strong coupling relationship. In this case, the swarm control for a large-scale incremental swarm system is proposed through the backstepping method. The Lyapunov function is designed to prove the stability of the proposed controller. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed controller. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Let X n I be the coalescence time of two particles picked at random from the n th generation of a critical Galton–Watson process with immigration, and let A n I be the coalescence time of the whole population in the n th generation. In this paper, we study the limiting behaviors of X n I and A n I as n → ∞. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Irish writer, journalist and nationalist politician Frank Hugh O'Donnell yet neither refers to his virulent anti-Semitism. It mentions British immigration and identity scholar Kenneth Lunn has written of O'Donnell's consistently exhibited view of the Jewish race that displaying a deep-seated racial antipathy. It also mentions O'Donnell was once a promising member of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of a triangular array of branching processes with non-stationary immigration. In the nearly critical case, we prove weak convergence of properly normalized and scaled branching processes with immigration to a deterministic function when the immigration process is generated by dependent random variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider how news stories about one area of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, further propagate notions of a region filled with people characterized as dangerously noncompliant with American ideals of citizenship, prosperity, and security. Using Ethnographic Content Analysis, we conducted a systematic analysis of Valley, state and national mainstream news media stories from 2010-2016 about health or health care in the Rio Grande Valley. Ethnographic research with Valley leaders, residents, and journalists completed the media analysis. We argue that the Rio Grande Valley is framed as both an unruly internal colony as well as a racialized periphery, due to its proximity to Mexico. We detail how these news stories are received and acted upon by seasoned local journalists who use their trade to offer different scripts, rooted in actual lives and experiences of residents. We conclude with alternative versions of the U.S.-Mexico border region from borderlands scholars to reflect on how dominant media representations of places and people can be weathervanes for political discourse that shape state and national action about 'the border.' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text discusses the involvement of immigrant groups in the American Civil War, focusing on their contributions to the Union Army. It highlights the participation of various ethnic groups, including Italian, Hungarian, French, German, and Irish Americans. The text mentions specific individuals who organized and led immigrant units, such as dance instructor Ferrero and Colonel Frederick D'Utassy. It also emphasizes the role of political leaders, like Archbishop John Hughes and President Abraham Lincoln, in recruiting and supporting immigrant soldiers. Despite some controversy, Lincoln believed in the value of immigrant soldiers and their dedication to American freedom. [Extracted from the article]

The article examines the evolution of national savings in developing countries. It analyzes whether immigrants to the U.S. from high-saving countries tend to save more than immigrants from low-saving countries. It reveals that there are significance differences in immigrants' saving behavior by country of origin, but those difference do not match with the differences in national saving rates.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Lant Pritchett on wage discrepancies across countries and another by Mark Rosenzweig on cross-country migration of students.

While the Treaty of Amsterdam succeeded in bringing immigration and asylum policy within the Community domain, it could not shake off some of the intergovernmental bad habits of its past. Title IV EC, described as a 'ghetto' in the EC Treaty, sidelines parliamentary involvement in decision-making, allows for the shared initiation of proposals by Member States and the Commission and limits judicial control by the Court of Justice. Moreover, the accommodation of diverse Member State interests through various opt-in/opt-out deals and the participation of non-EC states in the Schengen system have resulted in unprecedented levels of fragmentation and complexity in the field of immigration and asylum. Yet despite these institutional drawbacks it cannot be denied that the issues of immigration and asylum, for one reason or another, are now firmly established high on the Community's political and legislative agenda. Taking these realities - the complex, sensitive and 'en vogue' nature of this policy domain — as a starting point, this paper explores the means by which the Community has sought to develop and implement its immigration and asylum policy. Recent and ongoing debates about European governance provide the backdrop for a discussion of the nature and appropriateness of governance tools and instruments that have emerged in these related fields. While the broad combination of approaches appears eminently sensible at the moment, it is argued that careful attention must be given to how the Community is to accommodate further, inevitable, diversity in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]