ABSTRACT
Among the most dramatic features of the post-World War II period has been that of population movement and resettlement. Such migration is notable first for its sheer magnitude, involving major relocation of upwards of 100 million people since 1944. It is all the more significant because it shows no signs of abating. Indeed, the pressures from groups wanting to relocate have increased dramatically, both from predictable sources (primarily third world nations), and unanticipated quarters (Eastern Europe), leaving virtually no region unaffected. Faced with fairly rigid and narrow legal channels for movement, potential immigrants have turned to other means-illegal entry, political asylum, international refuge-and tested their limits severely. Given the strains which such movements have created, it is not surprising that immigration issues have assumed an unprecedented urgency across sending as well as receiving nations.
