The economic assimilation of immigrants is one of the main topics of the migration economic literature. The United States, the United Kingdom, or even Canada, are usually chosen to lead such studies. We have decided to observe the differences in immigrant’s economic assimilation between two host countries which are less studied in empirical papers and very similar in terms of geography and language: Germany and Austria. The country of origin for the immigrants observed in this study is Turkey because Turkish immigrants are highly represented among the immigrant population in the both host countries. We have found that both female and male Turkish immigrants assimilate faster in Germany than in Austria. This faster assimilation could be partly due to the implementation of less restrictive migratory policies in Germany compared to Austria

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The study that I detail in the following thesis is a component of a three-part collaborative project to provide the U. S. National Park Service and Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) with data needed to inform management decisions for protection of the endangered northwest Atlantic Roseate Tern (ROST) during fall pre-migratory staging. This study was designed to address objectives related to hatch-year (HY) ROST behavior and survival in response to human and non-human activities and environmental variables at CCNS. Behavioral data showed that disturbance, specifically human and non-human activities, were related to increased HY ROST locomotion (flying and walking). We also found that environmental variables, including day of season and time of day were related to increased locomotion. Flock-level HY ROST begging behavior was decreased in the presence of human disturbance, but we did not see the same effect at the individual level. We found no evidence that the observed behavioral effect of disturbance resulted in decreased residency, recruitment, or staging duration of HY ROST at CCNS. Our work demonstrates that disturbance events around staging flocks have behavioral consequences, but it is unknown whether HY ROST behavioral responses to disturbances are great enough to impact survival after departure from CCNS. A conservative and proactive management strategy to minimize the potential for negative carryover effects on survival should limit ROST exposure to disturbance, particularly human activities, by exclosing staging sites between mid-July–mid-September to encompass the period of time when the highest number of ROST use CCNS. / Master of Science

On the basis of the new Migration Law, the present article analyzes which were the main problems in the application of previous regulation, taking in count the legal and migratory situation of foreigners that move to Peru, such as the political and regulatory deficiencies in this field. After this, the article analyzes the new law, its contribution, its deficiencies, and the changes that were being implementing already. / A propósito de la Nueva Ley Migratoria, el presente artículo analiza cuáles eran las problemáticas en la aplicación de la normativa antigua, tomando en cuenta la situación legal y migratoria de los extranjeros que radican en territorio peruano, así como las deficiencias políticas y legislativas en este ámbito. Luego de ello, se analizará la nueva normativa, sus aportes, deficiencias, y los cambios que ya se venían implementando.

Declines in breeding populations of most migrants across much of the Palearctic have been linked to environmental conditions in their African non-breeding grounds. Studying winter distribution dynamics for these species is necessary to understand how factors in these areas may influence their overall population dynamics. This thesis explored in detail the distribution ecology of migrants in the Guinea savannah, the region from where wintering migrants currently show the greatest breeding population declines. In particular, I investigated some prevailing but hitherto little tested ecological hypothesis concerning impacts of geographical, vegetation and anthropogenic characteristics on the densities and winter distribution of migrants in Africa. Migrant distribution seemed to fit a pattern where decisions leading to winter habitat choice and association were hierarchical and jointly influenced by factors extrinsic and intrinsic to the habitats at large and finer scales respectively. Migrants were distributed in reasonable densities across a wide range of habitats. There was also evidence for an independent effect of latitude on densities and distribution, even after controlling for habitat characteristics. There was no evidence of large changes in latitudinal density patterns within a given winter season and site density patterns were generally consistent over the study duration. Migrants and taxonomically-related/ecologically similar Afrotropical residents showed similarities in habitat requirements and utilization, although migrants utilized habitats over a wider latitudinal range. Some migrants tended to show correspondence in site occurrence between consecutive winters but less so within a given winter season and there was an overall low transferability of habitat models for Palearctic migrants between sites in Nigeria. Collectively, the results describe distribution mechanisms typical for ecologically flexible species that can best be described as habitat generalists. As generalists, migrants are expected to show some resilience, especially in dealing with local and small scale changes on their wintering grounds such that these are unlikely to be the primary limiting factor in their population dynamics. However, the scale of ongoing habitat change across much of Africa is perhaps contributing to overcome the resilience engendered by their generalism. Conservation efforts for these mainly generalists species may therefore aim to preserve habitat on a large scale, perhaps through the promotion of sustainable land use practices.

Orientadora: Profa. Dra. Adriana Capuano de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Humanas e Sociais, 2014. / O fluxo migratório de haitianos para o Brasil teve início após o terremoto que destruiu Porto Príncipe, capital do Haiti, e arredores em 2010. Em pouco tempo a cidade de São Paulo passou a figurar como destino de parte considerável dos imigrantes que entravam no Brasil através das fronteiras amazônicas. A Missão Paz, entidade mantida pelos missionários scalabrinianos na região central de São Paulo, passou a abrigar os imigrantes desde então. O entorno desta tornou-se um local de referência para os haitianos em São Paulo. Nesta região vivem muitos imigrantes e trabalham outros tantos, sendo possível notar o surgimento de comércios co-étnicos empreendidos por imigrantes haitianos. O alto custo de vida leva parte dos imigrantes a buscar locais alternativos à região central de São Paulo, como bairros afastados e cidades da região metropolitana, como Santo André, município onde a presente pesquisa foi desenvolvida. Além do custo do aluguel mais baixo, fatores como facilidade de locação dos imóveis e meios de locomoção, são levados em consideração pelos imigrantes, sendo possível observar que as comunidades estão se formando em regiões próximas às estações de trens. Na região do Grande ABC a comunidade haitiana mais representativa localiza-se no Núcleo Ciganos, próximo à estação Utinga da Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos. O trabalho de campo realizado nesta comunidade nos levou à percepção de fenômenos comuns a diversos fluxos migratórios, bem como a apreensão de signos particulares dos haitianos evangélicos, grupo o qual nos inserimos. As redes de contato entre os haitianos estão em constante expansão, consolidando rotas migratórias diversas. Já é possível observar imigrantes que partem do Haiti diretamente para Santo André, o que não existia há até pouco tempo atrás. Reve de Brezil, em crioulo haitiano, alude ao "Sonho Brasileiro" dos haitianos; sonho este repleto de fantasias que se desfazem com a realidade cotidiana dos imigrantes que aqui chegam. / The migration of haitians to Brazil began after the earthquake that destroyed Port Prince, capital of Haiti, and surrounding areas in 2010. In a short time the city of São Paulo has been integrated as destination of large part of immigrants who entered in Brazil through the amazon borders. The Missão Paz, supported by the scalabrini missionaries in downtown São Paulo, has housed the immigrants since then. The surroundings of this have become a reference site for haitians. In this region many immigrants live and some of them work, it is possible to note the emergence of co-ethnics trades undertaken by haitian immigrants. The high cost of living leads the immigrants to seek alternative sites regarding to São Paulo downtown, as outer boroughs and cities of the metropolitan area, such as Santo André, the county where this research was conducted. Besides cheap rent, factors such as ease for rental property and means of transportation are taken into consideration by immigrants; it is possible to observe that communities are forming in regions close to train stations. In the Grande ABC region, the most representative haitian community are located at the Núcleo Ciganos, near Utinga station from the metropolitan train company. The fieldwork in this community led us to the perception of common phenomena to various migration flows, as well as the seizure of particular signs of evangelical haitians, group which we immersed ourselves. Contact networks among haitians are constantly expanding, consolidating several migratory routes. It is possible to observe immigrants who depart from Haiti directly to Santo André, which did not exist in a very short time ago. Reve de Brezil in Haitian Creole, alludes to the "Brazilian Dream" of Haitians; this dream full of fantasies which break with the daily reality of the immigrants who arrive here.

Orientador: Bela Feldman-Bianco / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T13:07:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dias_GuilhermeMansur_D.pdf: 4969057 bytes, checksum: 398e47ac4003de55256aeed1177006e6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Este trabalho investiga a articulação entre migração e segurança, tendo como foco a reprodução de políticas internacionais e a noção de tráfico de pessoas. Com base em uma etnografia multisituada, examino, em um primeiro momento, como os campos migratório e de justiça criminal tornaram-se interrelacionados no âmbito das políticas e legislações europeias e internacionais. Meu enfoque privilegia a observação de organismos internacionais que atuam na intersecção entre migração e segurança/criminalidade, mostrando seu papel na constituição de uma semântica da gestão migratória apoiada na re-apropriação de retóricas de direitos humanos. Em um segundo momento, analiso como as políticas que delineiam esta perspectiva têm sido difundidas e re-criadas no Brasil. Neste caso, a categoria "tráfico de pessoas" é utilizada como janela para acessar as complexidades inerentes à reprodução de mecanismos de governabilidade migratória vinculados ao controle de populações / Abstract: This thesis examines the link between migration and security, focusing on the reproduction of international policies and the concept of human trafficking. It is based on multi-sited ethnographic research conducted in Europe and Brazil. The first part of the thesis examines how migration and security became inter-related topics in European and international policymaking and legislation. The findings are based on the observation of several international organizations working in the field of migration and crime/security, tracing their role in the construction of a new discourse of migration governance, related to the use of human rights rhetoric. The second part of the thesis is comprised of the analysis of how the policies linking migration and security have been received and interpreted by the Brazilian State and society. In this case, the concept of "trafficking in human beings" and its introduction in the Brazilian context is used as a window to understand the complexities related to the migration apparatus and governance concerning the control of populations / Doutorado / Antropologia Social / Doutor em Antropologia Social

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Assessment of aquatic plant selection by waterfowl has been conducted during the winters of 1997-2000 on 49 0.2-0.79 ha research ponds in north central Texas. Ponds were categorized by dominant plant species into eight habitat types. Census with waterfowl species identification were performed to investigate impacts of aquatic vegetation and water depth on waterfowl. Eighteen waterfowl species were observed. Peak migration occurred in late December/early January. Mixed native ponds and mixed native/hydrilla ponds were the most frequently selected habitat types. The study included correlation analysis between pond water levels and waterfowl use. Full ponds received greatest use followed by half full ponds, while almost empty ponds received minimal use. Time activity budgets were conducted on waterfowl utilizing mixed native and hydrilla ponds to compare waterfowl time partitioning on native aquatic vegetation versus hydrilla. Although only minor differences were found in time budgets, social status appears to be strongly related to habitat selection. Ducks on native ponds were paired (86%), conversely no ducks on hydrilla ponds were paired. Hydrilla pond although frequently utilized, were populated by lower status birds mostly single hens.