Transnational Immigration

Research and innovations developed by Alvaro Lima, Director of Research for the City of Boston, focusing on the growing number of immigrants in the US who live and work transnationally--here and back in their home countries.

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Gone are the days when people leave one country for another, and sever ties with "home." Today, while people may physically be in a new country, the Internet, TV, phone and air travel allow them to "live" in two places at once, creating new social, economic, and political dynamics in both nations. They form transnational immigrant communities--here and there--that present needs and opportunities quite different from those of previous immigrant generations.

Alvaro Lima's ground-breaking survey of the transnational immigrant phenomenon frames the issues and opportunities. Partnering with Lima, we are developing new ways to measure and analyze the transnational immigration phenomenon and innovations to serve transnational populations.

Specific projects include:


	Diaspora Capital
	Immigrants in the US send hundreds of billions of dollars back to their home countries. How can immigrants and their communities in the US increase their access to capital for individual and community development?
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	Diaspora Media
	Immigrants around the world use media to remain connected to their native culture, via TV, print, mobile phones and the web.
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	Transnational Immigration Index
	Development of a methodology and new database to measure the presence and activities of transnational immigrants in the U.S. and local communities.
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	English Acquisition
	An early-stage project to reinvent the systems that help immigrants in the U.S. to learn English.
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Topic Tags: diaspora, English acquisition, English as Second Language, immigration, remittances, transnational immigration

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