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No Immigration Without Emigration

The way life used to be in rural Mexico.

22.02.2007 Many in developed countries think only of immigration's impact on domestic economies. But the flip side of that--thousands of citizens leaving home for the "greener pastures" of wealthier lands--has significant consequences for the home country's economic and social fabric.

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From: In Motion Magazine
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Mexico]

Image: The way life used to be in rural Mexico. © Norma Linda Urena / In Motion Magazine

Topic Guide: Migration

Fire Guts Nicaraguan Town

The Wangki Tangni Women's Center in Waspam.

08.02.2007 A fire burned much of the Nicaraguan town of Waspam last week, destroying many homes and a marketplace that more than 100 communities depend on for their livelihoods. A U.S.-based human rights group breaks the news in a letter to supporters.

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From: MADRE
Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua]