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		<title>Minarets in Switzerland</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/minarets-in-switzerland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amalia Feld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does Europe understand and deal with its immigrants, particularly those from the Middle East?  A November 29th New York Times article sheds light on this question, detailing a recent, controversial vote by the Swiss on a proposal to ban the construction of new minarets in their country. According to the right-wing Swiss politicians backing the proposal, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=679&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Foreigners in their place of birth&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/foreigners-in-their-place-of-birth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Opinión reports that France is deporting French-born children of undocumented immigrants (in Spanish). This is a legal maneuver because, unlike in the United States, children born in France to foreign nationals are not given French citizenship automatically. Children who are born to foreign nationals in France and who live in France until the age [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=676&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse remittances</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/reverse-remittances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amalia Feld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent posting on Schott’s Vocab, Ben Schott of the New York Times describes the phenomenon of “reverse remittances,” in which, according to one bank in Chiapas, Mexican immigrants to the U.S., beset by unemployment, are receiving more money from their families in Mexico than they are sending home.  Although the figures for these reverse [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=671&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Latinos and Asians an &#8220;economic powerhouse&#8221; in Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/latinos-and-asians-an-economic-powerhouse-in-pennsylvania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KJ at ImmigrationProf Blog summarized a new report from the Immigration Policy Center that says that Latino and Asian immigrants and their American-born children are an &#8220;economic powerhouse&#8221; in Pennsylvania. The report emphasizes the economic contributions that these groups have made in the state and their increasing significance in the political arena. The report also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=663&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco&#8217;s Hispanic immigrant restaurateurs retool to weather recession</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/san-franciscos-hispanic-immigrant-restaurateurs-retool-to-weather-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betty Bastidas of San Francisco local news web site Mission Local reports that restaurants catering to Hispanic immigrants are floundering as their traditional customer base can no longer afford to eat out as often. The economic downturn has hit immigrant laborers hard; the unemployment rate for immigrants is significantly higher than the national average, as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=657&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Latino-majority LA suburb suffers in current economic climate</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/latino-majority-la-suburb-suffers-in-current-economic-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/latino-majority-la-suburb-suffers-in-current-economic-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LA Times featured my hometown of El Monte, California in an article today about how the economic downturn is leading to a reversal of small fortunes and an upswing in gang violence. Posted in News Tagged: california, los angeles, los angeles times<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=654&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hyphen blog readers write own immigration stories</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/hyphen-blog-readers-write-own-immigration-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/hyphen-blog-readers-write-own-immigration-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian-American magazine Hyphen&#8217;s blog asked readers to blog about their own immigration stories or the stories of their parents. 17 bloggers responded with 300-word stories about how transnational migration and culture shock affect family relationships and personal identities. Posted in Blogs Tagged: asia, asian-america, immigration<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=651&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UN, World Bank devote annual development reports to geography and migration</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/un-world-bank-devote-annual-development-reports-to-geography-and-migration/</link>
		<comments>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/un-world-bank-devote-annual-development-reports-to-geography-and-migration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amalia Feld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what may be a sign of an increasing awareness of the (long-standing) relevance of geographical factors relating to world poverty, hunger, and political and economic development, among other global concerns, both the United Nations and the World Bank have dedicated their respective 2009 annual development reports to the theme of geography. While the official [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=635&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A day in the life of an &#8220;immigration fixer&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-immigration-fixer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times&#8217; Bits blog features Christine Doyle, the immigration specialist for Google who was mentioned in Sunday&#8217;s article on foreign-born tech industry workers. The post details a typical Monday on the job for Doyle, who helps Google&#8217;s foreign-born employees navigate complex immigration laws. She also helps them confront the emotional challenges that arise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=628&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International student profile: Hena Choi &#8217;11</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/international-student-profile-hena-choi-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Lin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is our first installment in a series of interviews with Swarthmore international students. We hope to showcase the international student experience and explore the reasons why students leave their home countries to come to study in the United States. Hena Choi &#8217;11 was born in Seoul, South Korea. In this interview, she discussed her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5295263&amp;post=614&amp;subd=swatmigration&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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