A study of more than 400 children of first-generation immigrants is among the first longitudinal studies to demonstrate that one’s ethnic identity forms prior to adolescence. Furthermore, the three-year study found that a child’s positive sense of ethnic identity is associated with the desire to socialize with children of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

The French National Assembly has adopted legislation tightening immigration requirements. The senate has not yet examined the bill, which includes a controversial provision for voluntary DNA testing. But, from Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the measure reflects a choosier France - and Europe - when it comes to immigration policy.

Expanding opportunities for immigrants to obtain legal residency and citizenship may be the best option to offer them better access to health care, according to an article published today by the RAND Corporation in the journal Health Affairs.

A study of forest cover in El Salvador in the September issue of BioScience presents novel findings on how economic globalization, land policy changes, and monies sent to family members by emigrants have transformed agriculture and stimulated forest regrowth.

Statement from Koch Foods Regarding Immigration Actions at Facilities

United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced today (August 28) that his office has obtained criminal complaints charging 25 individuals with identity theft and various immigration violations.

ICE executes federal criminal search warrants at Koch Foods and arrests more than 160 on immigration charges
Simultaneous criminal search warrant executed at Koch corporate office in Chicago, IL

An important new study examines how immigration influences the prices of consumer goods. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy, challenges the predictions of the perfectly competitive model – that an increase in demand leads to higher prices.

The number of eastern European workers registering in the UK has dropped for the second quarter in a row.

A Mexican whose fight to stay in the United States became a cause celebre for pro-immigration activists was deported without her young son, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

Survey finds lower percentage of Mexican migrants sending money home from the United States.

U.S. President George W. Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.