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
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
The changes are cause for optimism for many in a country battling economic collapse and mass emigration.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
It may have been that they were weak people, ill suited for the rigors of emigration, its humiliations and compromises, its competing demands of self-discipline and adventurousness.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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