emigration

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Demographers say Cuba is undergoing one of the world’s fastest population declines — a 25% drop in just four years — as birth rates fall and emigration soars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

As Sandford recounted, the Founders understood that their new nation was, in James Madison’s words, “indebted to emigration for her settlement and prosperity.”

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

But for Varvara, the uncertainty of emigration outweighed the risks of staying.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Fueling this emigration is the rise of remote work, higher living costs at home and an appetite for a different lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Applying his “worldwide rate of dental microevolution” to the three migrations, Turner came up with roughly similar dates of emigration.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann