Migrating Money and People

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For some poor nations, money sent back home from family members working in Western Europe and the U.S. is a lifeline. How has the financial crisis impacted this flow of money? Millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs or seen their incomes cut. The value of remittances is expected to fall for the first time since records have been kept. Download MP3

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The Ellis Island of the Great Plains

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been dubbed the Ellis Island of the Great Plains. The World’s Jason Margolis reports on how the North and South Dakota have become a center for refugee resettlement.

Geo answer: Refugees Worldwide

For today’s Geo Quiz, we asked you to name the number of refugees in the world. The answer, provided by the United Nations refugee agency, is an estimated 42-million people. Listen