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“Leaving on a Jet Plane” Migration in Modern Latin America - June 2001 |
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It is no coincidence that the world's most progressive, democratic and fastest growing economies are those most influenced by immigration. The United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Argentina, Brazil, and Israel share at least one thing in common: their citizens are or were immigrants. Each country's zenith in growth and modernization has been associated with (if not caused by) a net inflow of migrants. At the turn of the century, when Argentina boasted the 5th largest economy in the world, it was the 2nd largest recipient of immigrants. Conversely, countries suffering from net emigration are mostly those in a state of economic malaise and/or civil strife. Today, the list of nations losing their brightest and most industrious workers, professionals and entrepreneurs includes Russia, China, India and the Philippines as well as Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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