Recent Articles
The Economist, 04/16/2009: All together now: Could this be the year for immigration reform?
The New York Times, 3/14/2009: Remade in America: Where Education and Assimilation Collide
The Washington Post, 1/22/2009: Immigrant Advocates Call for End to Raids
The New York Times, 11/8/2008: Deported in a Coma, Saved Back in U.S.
The Washington Post, 9/23/2008: Data Show Big Dip in Migration To the U.S.
Flanders Today, 08/17/2008: New Migrants to be Taught Respect, Solidarity, and Waste Recycling
The Washington Post, 07/21/2008: In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure
The New York Times, 05/14/2008: Seams of Belgium's Quilt Threaten to Burst
The Economist, 02/21/2008: The Search for Social Glue
The Economist, 02/21/2008: Immigrants Are Transforming Some Surprising Parts of America
Religioscope, 01/08/2008: Religion in Europe: Muslims in the EU capital, identity vs integration
The New York Times, 11/30/2007: Latino Immigrants' Children Found Grasping English
The New York Times, 11/29/2007: Immigration at Record Level, Analysis Finds
The Washington Post, 10/15/2007: States' Immigrant Policies Diverge
The Washington Post, 10/15/2007: When Immigration Goes Up, Prices Go Down
The New York Times, 10/10/2007: Bickering Belgians Find a Point of Unity in Toughening Borders
Studies
Center for American Progress, 04/16/2009: Learning From Each Other: The Integration of Immigrant and Minority Groups in the United States and Europe
Migration Policy Institute, December 2008: Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008
European Commission, July 2008: Discrimination in the European Union: Perceptions, Experiences and Attitudes, Summary of European Results and Belgian Findings
Migration Policy Group, 06/04/2008: Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) for 25 EU Member States and 3 non-EU countries
Immigrant Policy Project, 04/24/2008: Overview of State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration
Pew Research Center, 02/11/2008: U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050
The American Way: Written by Dutch media and communications consultant Frans Verhagen (and currently available only in Dutch language, this 2005 book presents a perspective on what the Netherlands can learn from the United States' experience with immigration.
Other Resources
Sign up for the National Immigrant Integration Conference in Denver, CO! June 24-26, 2009.
European Commission Web Site on Integration
Migration Policy Institute: 2007 American Community Survey and Census Data on the Foreign Born by State
Migration Policy Institute: Transatlantic Council on Migration and Transatlantic Taskforce on Immigration and Integration.
National Conference of State Legislatures studies and summaries of developments related to immigration and integration:
Transatlantic Council on Migration and Transatlantic Taskforce on Immigration and Integration.
Detention Watch Network's Interactive Map of detention centers, community organizations, ICE offices and immigration courts.
The US Department of State has funded exchange programs on immigrant integration in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. Waging Peace in Our Communities was an 18-month project involving three US-French Sister Cities parternships; integrationXchange is a two-year program involving New York City, Hamburg, and Berlin; the Dutch and Spanish programs ran for one year and addressed Muslim youth integration.
Participant Perspectives
Foyer International, 03/9/2009: Exposition: 'Languages, You Bet!'
Participant Blog: Jose Blanco
Participant Blog: Betty Cleeren
Gunnison Country Times, 03/27/2008: Immigration Issues Not Unique to U.S.
Participant Blog: Lode Draelants
Participant Blog: Mary Burt
