1st Edition

Irregular Migration from the Former Soviet Union to the United States

By Saltanat Liebert Copyright 2010
176 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

This book is the first in English to examine irregular migration from post-Soviet states, focusing in particular on migration to the United States. Due to globalization and the end of the Cold War, citizens of the former Soviet Union are on the move as never before. The political, economic, and social changes that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in widespread poverty and... Read more

1: Introduction 2: Kyrgyzstan Within A Central Asian Perspective: Historical Background And Migration Trends 3: Migration Policies In The United States And In Kyrgyzstan 4: Leaving The Homeland 5: In The Golden Land 6: Conclusion

Biography

Saltanat Liebert is Assistant Professor at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. She has worked for the International Organization for Migration, the World Bank, and the United Nations in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Austria and the United States.