Category: migration policy
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Russia’s clampdown on Tajik migrants raises economic and security risks
When Abubakr Yusufi boarded a flight to Moscow in July, he thought he wouldn’t be home for years. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tajikistan hoped to join his uncle and cousins working in construction in the Russian capital and save enough money to return home and find a bride. But Yusufi only saw…
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Russia’s clampdown on Tajik migrants raises economic and security risks
ISIS-K attack on Moscow in March led by Tajik militants Some Tajik migrants in Russia say discrimination has risen Thousands more denied entry to Russia to work and live Trend cuts off economic lifeline for many Tajiks Tajik authorities, experts see risk of extremist recruitment LONDON/HULBUK, Tajikistan, Dec 17 (Reuters) – When Abubakr Yusufi boarded…
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How Trump could gut the refugee program
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to halt refugees from coming to the US in his second term — a promise that will largely be within his power as president to keep. Trump has said he plans to “suspend refugee admission, stop the resettlement, and keep the terrorists the hell out of our country” on his…
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Can Donald Trump end birthright citizenship in the US?
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship. Amending it is a lengthy, difficult process. President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to end birthright citizenship in the United States in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on a Meet the Press episode that aired on Sunday, reiterating a position he has articulated earlier…
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What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s election victory marks the beginning of another roller-coaster ride in U.S. foreign policy. The president-elect is poised to bring back the hallmarks of his first term: a trade war with China, a deep skepticism—even hostility—toward multilateralism, a fondness for strongmen, and an iconoclastic, tweet-from-the-hip style of dealmaking diplomacy. Trump’s advisors…
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The World in 2016: Ten Issues that Will Set the International Agenda
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* Text finalised January 24th 2016.This Nota Internacional is the result of collective reflection by the CIDOB research team. Coordinated and edited by Eduard Soler i Lecha, it has benefitted from the contributions of Anna Ayuso, Jordi Bacaria, Anna Bardolet, Moussa Bourekba, Luigi Carafa, Carmen Claudín, Josep Maria Coll, Paula de Castro, Nicolás de Pedro,…
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Immigration, Project 2025, taxes – VP debate claims fact-checked
Immigration, Project 2025, taxes – VP debate claims fact-checked Getty Images Vice-presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance sparred on stage during their one and only debate of the 2024 US election campaign. Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, a Republican senator representing Ohio, traded claims on key election issues including immigration, foreign…
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German Greens’ leadership quits after coalition’s election blows
Item 1 of 2 Greens party co-leader Ricarda Lang, German Economy and Climate Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Baden-Wuerttemberg State Premier Winfried Kretschmann appear on stage at the Greens party convention in Rheinstetten, near Karlsruhe, Germany, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/ File Photo [1/2]Greens party co-leader Ricarda Lang, German…
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Sweden offers to pay migrants from third-world countries $34,000 to self-deport
Sweden is radically changing its migrant policies, in what the government is calling a “paradigm shift,” to reverse the course of decades of leniency. The Minister of Migration announced it would pay migrants to return to their home of origin, up to $34,000. Migration Minister Johan Forssell announced the policy amid the right-wing bloc taking…