83.2 Percent of Class of 2009 Graduate on Time

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/NewHome/pressreleases/2009/oct20.html

Press release with statistics on the graduation rates of members of the class of 2009. Provides statistics on graduation rate percentages by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, limited English proficient, economic disadvantaged, homeless, and migrant categories. From the Virginia Department of Education

Draft Immigration Bill

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm76/7666/7666.pdf

Full text of the draft immigration bill in Parliament. Large, slow-loading file. Command Paper Cm 7666. From the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Simplifying Immigration Law: The Draft Bill

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm77/7730/7730.pdf

Describes the latest effort by the British government to introduce a streamlined, more efficient system of immigration rules and regulations. Command Paper Cm 7730. From the United Kingdom Border Agency.

Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33200_20091016.pdf

Discusses the purposes and quantity of human trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. policy responses, and regional and country-level anti-trafficking efforts. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_lpr_pe_2008.pdf

Presents estimates of the legal permanent resident population, persons granted lawful permanent residence, living in the U.S. on January 1, 2008. Reports 12.6 million legal permanent residents on January 1, 2008. Also provides information on country of birth of legal permanent residents. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security.

National Population Projections, 2008-Based

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pproj1009.pdf

Reports that the population of the United Kingdom is projected to increase by more than 4 million to 65.6 million over the 10 year period to 2018. The projections are based on demographic assumptions about future fertility, mortality, and migration. From the Office for National Statistics.

Trafficking in Persons Analysis on Europe

http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Trafficking_in_Persons_in_Europe_09.pdf

Covers human trafficking flows in Europe, profiles of the offenders and their victims, mostly young women, and national legal responses to human trafficking. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Immigration Detention Overview and Recommendations

http://www.ice.gov/doclib/091005_ice_detention_report-final.pdf

Reviews the components of the immigration detention system at present, the problems resulting from high numbers of detainees and inadequate resources, and proposes a framework for creation of a new system of immigration detention. From the Department of Homeland Security.

Human Development Report, 2009

http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf

Subtitled: Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development. Focuses on overcoming stereotypes about migration including who migrants are, where they come from and go to, and why they move. From the United Nations Development Programme.

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/36%20(SUPP)

Annual report to the General Assembly on the work of the office. Covers the Human Rights Council, Human Rights treaty bodies, and work in various countries and on various topics, including migration and trafficking, climate change and rights, and women's rights and gender work. From the United Nations.

Policy Changes in International Migration

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40753_20090811.pdf

Offers a broad overview of the standard theory of international migration and a brief summary of the major immigration-related policy challenges in legislative debates including how new legislation might affect migratory behavior and the possible effects of increased or decreased migration on other policy issues. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

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