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... living in another country . This , as Chapter 2 describes , is what prompted more than 50 million people to leave Europe for the New World from the middle of the last century , and it continues to be the strongest motive today - though ...
... living in another country . This , as Chapter 2 describes , is what prompted more than 50 million people to leave Europe for the New World from the middle of the last century , and it continues to be the strongest motive today - though ...
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... living standards might have channelled their discontent through trade unions or labour - based political parties . But as the influence of these and other socialist - inspired groups and institutions has waned , so the disaffected youth ...
... living standards might have channelled their discontent through trade unions or labour - based political parties . But as the influence of these and other socialist - inspired groups and institutions has waned , so the disaffected youth ...
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... living in the United States who do not speak English at home , this chart shows the main languages , the percentage speaking it at home , and the proportion of each group falling within a self - assessed English - speaking category ...
... living in the United States who do not speak English at home , this chart shows the main languages , the percentage speaking it at home , and the proportion of each group falling within a self - assessed English - speaking category ...
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20 per cent abroad Africa America Arab areas Argentina arrivals Asia Asian asylum Australia average Bangladesh Belgium border British Canada Caribbean Census Chinese citizens Côte d'Ivoire coun cultural developing countries domestic workers earn economic emigration employers employment estimated ethnic European countries example Federal Republic Figure flows foreign-born France Government groups higher Hong Kong illegal immigrants immi immigrant workers increase Indian industrialized countries investment Italy Japan Japanese jus sanguinis jus soli Koreans labour force language large numbers largest numbers levels major Malaysia Mexican Mexico Middle East million Muslim native Netherlands overseas particularly Philippines plantations population proportion receiving countries recent recruitment refugees relatively remittances Republic of Germany Republic of Korea sending countries shortages skilled SOPEMI/OECD Source South Africa Soviet Union Spain Stanton Russell Taiwan China tend tion unemployed United Kingdom unskilled visas wages Western Europe women workforce