Fwd: New U.S.-Cuba Policy, Recap Top 10 Migration Issues of 2014--Migration Information Source, January 15, 2015

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Top Ten Top 10 Migration Issues of 2014 From rising levels of humanitarian migration around the globe to President Obama's action ordering deportation relief for millions of unauthorized immigrants in the United States and migration controls to halt the spread of Ebola from West Africa, 2014 was punctuated by a range of migration crises, important policy changes, and developments. In this edition of the Migration Information Source's annual Top 10 migration issues of the year, Migration Policy Institute experts analyze these and other trends that occurred throughout 2014. Editor's Note Last week's tragic events in Paris, in which 17 people were killed in related terrorist attacks on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, almost immediately prompted questions about the integration of immigrants and their children in France and across Europe. Far-right and anti-immigrant parties across the continent were quick to connect the attacks, which were perpetrated by French-born nationals of Algerian and Malian descent, to European migration policies. Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch parliament and leader of the anti-EU Party for Freedom (PVV), claimed that Europe was now "at war," calling for the "de-Islamization" of Western societies. "We have to close our borders, reinstate border controls, get rid of political correctness, introduce administrative detention, and stop immigration from Islamic countries," he said. In the Netherlands, support for Wilders—currently facing prosecution for inciting racial hatred—and the PVV increased to its highest level in more than a year, following the attacks. Echoing Wilders, Marine Le Pen, leader of France's Front National party, called for the reinstatement of internal EU borders and the death penalty, as well as a complete overhaul of immigration laws to severely limit new entries. Following Sunday's unity march in support of free speech and tolerance that drew some 30 world leaders and an estimated 3.7 million people throughout France, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, "Economic immigration is a bad thing in Europe, it should not be seen as having any benefits, because it only brings trouble and danger to the peoples of Europe," referring to flows of Arab and African migrants. The Paris attacks came as a new movement known as Pegida, or Patriotic Europeans Against Islamization of the Occident, has gained momentum in Germany, with offshoots in Switzerland and Austria. The anti-Islam Pegida demands tighter immigration restrictions and a zero-tolerance policy for immigrants who commit crimes. On Monday, Pegida's demonstration in Dresden drew 25,000 supporters, its largest turnout since the group began weekly marches three months ago. Monday also saw nearly 100,000 people marching in counter-demonstrations against Pegida in cities across Germany. Speaking against Pegida's ideology, German President Joachim Gauck attended a Berlin vigil organized by Muslim organizations Monday and said, "Immigration makes Germany more multifaceted—religiously, culturally, and mentally." Even as Gauck and other prominent leaders proclaim their support for immigration, the Paris attacks have prompted efforts to revisit travel policies. Spain, with French and German support, is pushing to curb passport-free travel in the Schengen zone, while EU ministers are focused on fast-tracking the pooling of air travel data within the bloc. Other travel, immigrant integration, and broader immigration policies undoubtedly will also come under discussion in the weeks and months ahead, as European and international policymakers further absorb the lessons of the Paris attacks and hear from their constituencies. With thanks for your interest, Zara Rabinovitch Editor, Migration Information Source source@migrationpolicy.org The Migration Information Source is a project of the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. Copyright @ 2014 Migration Policy Institute. All rights reserved. MPI | 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20036 ph: (001) 202-266-1940 | fax: (001) 202-266-1900 source@migrationpolicy.org