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Many countries in Eastern Asia have restrictive immigration policies. The proportion of foreign nationals in their populations is small.

Many male and female African footballers strive for a career in leagues on other continents. How has African football migration developed over time? Where do players move? Which risks do they face?

Switzerland has long failed to recognize the fact that it is a country of immigration. Most immigrants come from the neighboring countries of Italy and Germany.

Western Europe is an important destination for international migrants. With Germany, the region contains one of the countries with the highest number of international migrants in the world.

Die nach langem Ringen erreichte Einigung auf eine Reform des europäischen Asylsystems hat die Debatten um die Migration nicht verdrängt – auch nicht aus den Kommentarspalten der europäischen Presse.

Australia’s and New Zealand’s history has been interwoven with immigration: of aboriginal Australians and Māori, European settlers and, more recently, of people from Asia and the Pacific Islands.