Survey shows 30% of Italians are pro-migrant, 56% worldwide
Less than one Italian in three thinks that migrants are positive for the country, a percentage that is lower than the world average, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum.
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Irregular emigration from Tunisia on the rise, report
In 2018, more than 5,000 Tunisians left their home country for Italy alone. A new study found that Tunisia experienced a new peak of irregular emigration starting in the second half of 2017.
Migrant arrivals to Italy down 80 percent in 2018
Just over 23,000 migrants arrived in Italy in 2018. Between 2014 and 2017, yearly arrivals were between 120,000 and 180,000.
More undocumented migrants caught at Italy-Slovenia border
The number of undocumented migrants apprehended at Italy's border with Slovenia in 2018 has more than tripled compared to the previous year, according to police officials.
Spain: Migrants expulsions from centers up 39 percent in 2018
The number of expulsions and forced repatriations of undocumented migrants in Spain has risen significantly in 2018 compared to the previous five years.
UNHCR: Unprecedented refugee numbers worldwide
68.8 million people around the world have been forced from home, among them 25.4 million refugees. The number is on the rise, as the UN refugee agency UNHCR reports, but fewer refugees are arriving in Germany.
300,000 unaccompanied minors worldwide, Caritas
Half the refugee population worldwide are under 18, Caritas reports. 300,000 of these children and teenagers are without their families.
Migrants: OECD study examines Tunisian diaspora
There are 630,000 Tunesian emigrants living in OECD countries. A new study by takes a closer look at these migrants. What the researchers learned: Most of them are young (under 35!) and have settled in the European Union, in particular in France, Italy and Germany.
More than 110,000 migrants arrived in Europe via Mediterranean in 2018
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that 111,558 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 16 December. At least 2,217 people were reported dead.
Almost 250,000 migrant arrived in Spain in the first half of 2018
Nearly a quarter million foreigners who moved Spain between January and June 2018. This has compensated for the negative birthrate in Spain, according to data released by national statistics bureau INE.
UNICEF poll shows 44% of young migrants depart alone
More than half of a group of 4,000 young migrants and refugees said they were forced to leave their country of origin, and 44% of them traveled alone, according to a new UNICEF survey.
Global migrant numbers up 20 percent
Migrants of working age make up 4.2 percent of the global population, and the number is growing. A UN report notes how poorer countries are increasingly supplying labor to richer ones to their own detriment.