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Massive worldwide migration is a defining hallmark of our current era and is likely to swell even more in coming years, as the forces that drive and support migration are strengthened. These forces include economic globalization and the existence of global labor markets, access to communication networks and the increasing density of social networks across international borders, the availability of transportation, political instability, and environmental factors.
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See Boris, Elizabeth T. and C. Eugene Steurle (eds.) (1999), Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict, published by the Urban Institute Press in Washington, D.C., for a more thorough description of the distinctive roles of the government and the nonprofit sector, and for the complex relationship between them.
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Wilson, A. (2010). Protection of Refugee and Migrant Children: The Role of Nonprofits. In: Sonnert, G., Holton, G. (eds) Helping Young Refugees and Immigrants Succeed. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230112964_17
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