The Center For Free Emigration

Germany's Berlin Wall fell over a decade ago, but numerous other Berlin Walls enslave millions across the world in the form of prohibitive emigration policies. While cognizance is high with regard to human rights abuses such as censorship and religious persecution, awareness of state enslavement is relatively low. This is a significant deficit since prohibition of emigration strikes to the foundation of human rights: self-ownership.

It is the purpose of FreeEmigration.com to highlight regimes with prohibitive emigration policies, promote the principle of self-ownership central to human rights, and contribute to the abolition of state enslavement.

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Living In Between: The Chinese in South Africa 4 Jan 2012, 9:00 am

The past decade has brought tens of thousands of Chinese migrants to the African continent, and well over half of all Chinese head to South Africa. Yoon Jung Park of Rhodes University discusses the history of Chinese migration to South Africa, the various communities of Chinese currently residing in the country, and their levels of political, social, and economic integration.

China's Young Rural-to-Urban Migrants: In Search of Fortune, Happiness, and Independence 4 Jan 2012, 9:00 am

The majority of China's roughly 145 million rural-to-urban migrants was born after 1980, making this population the "new generation" of internal migrant workers. Having been directly influenced by China's rapid economic growth and recent sociodemographic policy changes, there is much to learn about this new cohort of migrants. This article discusses survey data indicating that new-generation migrants have somewhat different motivations and expectations than their more traditional counterparts, such as the desire for excitement, fun, and career development independent of the needs of the family back home.

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Arizona's SB 1070 15 Dec 2011, 9:00 am

Muzaffar Chishti, Claire Bergeron, and Faye Hipsman report on the US Supreme Court's decision to decide the constitutionality of Arizona's SB 1070, passage in the House of the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011, DOJ lawsuits in Utah and South Carolina, and more.

Green Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States 8 Dec 2011, 9:00 am

More than 1 million people became legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States in 2010. Nearly two-thirds of new LPRs are immigrants with family ties in the United States, report MPIs Carola Balbuena and Jeanne Batalova in this updated look at the latest statistics on legal immigration.

Top 10 of 2011<br>Issue #6: Heading into the 2012 Elections, Republican Presidential Candidates Walk the Immigration Policy Tightrope 1 Dec 2011, 9:00 am

The debate season is well underway for the Republican presidential primary races in the United States, and immigration has once again emerged as a highly contentious policy issue.