News tagged with economic migrants

New study suggests migration does not bring happiness

The grass might not be greener on the other side of the border, a new study from the University of Leicester has found.

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created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Experiences of migrant children: At home abroad

Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ...

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created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Migrant women adapt in economic crises

With the global recession and the food price spike of 2008, one would expect migrants to be particularly affected, but a recent University of Illinois study revealed migrants in at least one Central Illinois county to be ...

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's urbanization unlikely to lead to fast growth of middle class: UW geographer

The number of people living in China's cities, which last year for the first time surpassed 50 percent of the national population, is considered a boon for the consumer goods market. That is based on the assumption that there ...

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The challenge of migration

Canada has used immigration as a population expansion policy resulting in the country’s highly diverse society. And often among the challenges brought on by large-scale immigration, are individual stories ...

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created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Domestic consumption main contributor to Africa's growing e-waste

West Africa faces a rising tide of e-waste generated by domestic consumption of new and used electrical and electronic equipment, according to a new United Nations report. Domestic consumption makes up the majority (up to ...

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research finds migrants are doing well in regional and rural Australia

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research study by Macquarie University has found migrants in regional and rural Australia are doing better socio-economically than in the past, now earning similar levels of income to ...

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U-M researcher documents the undocumented border crossing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jason De Leon, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, is collecting what has become the largest assemblage of migrant artifacts in the country.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Delhi's air as dirty as ever despite some reforms

(AP) -- A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi's answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever - partly because breakneck development has brought ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Study: Indian, Vietnamese immigrants become 'American' over time through civic activities

Whether contributing money to Boy Scouts, donating a sculpture of Gandhi for a Dallas city plaza, or successfully lobbying against flying Vietnam's communist flag in a citywide international celebration, a ...

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Most migrant sex workers are not forced to sell sex

Most migrants working in the London sex industry do not feel they are forced to sell sex. In fact, they decide to work in the sex industry to achieve a good standard of living for themselves and their families back home. ...

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5


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