I’ve long stopped looking at issues through either a Republican or a Democrat filter. While it takes a certain discipline not to let oneself fall one way or another, it yields a picture of a given situation that can either be more encouraging or more disconcerting. In the case of the discussions about raising the…

Bangladeshi Workers sent home $11.65 billion in 2010—a record. The sum represents what 7 million Bangladeshi working abroad sent home, most in unskilled positions. The jobs were in countries of the Middle East, the U.K., Malaysia, Singapore, Italy and the U.S. among others. As a whole the remittances make up about 10% of the Bangladeshi…

It’s become harder to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S., more expensive and more dangerous. According to a recent study, however, there are more powerful factors keeping Mexicans at home. Douglas Massey, co-director of the Mexican Migration Project at Princeton University, points to changes within Mexico itself. Education is easier, economic prospects are…