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...This is especially disrespectful to fellow students who would benefit from the DREAM Act. In 2006, there were at least 10 unauthorized migrant youth at Harvard College. I personally know of at least half a dozen. Unauthorized youth are the most visceral representation of what is wrong with contemporary migration policy in the United States. For anyone familiar with this aspect of the migration debate, the stories of unauthorized youth are ubiquitous: 65,000 unauthorized youth graduate from our high schools every year. They are brought to this country at a young age; some arrive before they can even remember...
...older member states already wary about migrant labor, the recession has aggravated concerns over low-cost competition for jobs at a time when work is scarce. It shows in public opinion: a Eurobarometer survey last December found that 59% of people in the 12 newer members thought the E.U. was strengthened by enlargement, compared to just 44% in the 15 older members...
...news about China's efforts to recover from the global financial crisis can cause whiplash. A government research center announces that thirty million migrant workers may be unemployed - 50% higher than the previous estimates - but Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the economy is doing "better than expected." Exports plummet and GDP growth grinds to a 10-year low, but fixed-asset investments and Shanghai stocks are headed up. It often looks like there are two Chinese economies...
...professor here at Harvard, Fullwiley has been active in creating a curriculum that’s broad and interdisciplinary, founding and chairing “The Committee of Social Engagement” in her department. The committee emphasizes an intellectual collaboration with communities, especially African and migrant communities, concerning various health issues. “We want to give back something, and students are actually doing research and political work and coming up with ways to address the needs that different communities need,” Fullwiley says. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW]Although Fullwiley will be on leave doing research...
...distributing the money is often those same village committees. "The push is on for rural community development centers that include such things as health care clinics, deciding who qualifies for government relief, conflict resolution centers, libraries, even sometimes a small supermarket," says Liu. "This anticipates the return of the migrant workers so that they will feel they are being taken care of when they go home...