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Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jul 27: Thinner Dollars, a Map Redrawn Toward Europe

Remittances just posted their steepest first-half fall since 2008 — and the day's other stories show why the diaspora's centre of gravity is drifting from Washington toward Rome.

28 days ago3 min

City skyline glowing under a warm dusk sky

World

Diaspora Sunset, Sun Jul 26: The Paperwork and the Plate

Courts and consulates set the terms of moving today; living rooms and catering kitchens decided what home tastes like. The gap between them was the story.

29 days ago3 min

World

Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jul 27: Thinner Dollars, a Map Redrawn Toward Europe

Diaspora Sunset, Sun Jul 26: The Paperwork and the Plate

Diaspora Sunset, Sat Jul 25: Who Holds the Gate, and Who Walks Through

Diaspora Sunset, Fri Jul 24: One Strait Carries the Whole Ledger

Diaspora Sunset, Wed Jul 22: Boston, Olympia, and the Right to Earn

Diaspora Sunset, Tue Jul 21: Papers, Clocks, and the Doors They Open

Diaspora Sunset, Sat Jul 18: Every Way Home Grew Narrower

Diaspora Sunset, Fri Jul 17: Washington Shuts, Berlin and Riyadh Open

Diaspora Sunset, Thu Jul 9: The Distance Between Papers and Protection

Diaspora Sunset, Sat Jul 4: The Day Home Came Calling

Diaspora Sunset, Thu Jul 2: The Cost of Leaving, Counted in People

Diaspora Sunset, Wed Jul 1: The Gate, the Fee, and the Open Door

Diaspora Sunset, Tue Jun 30: The Day the Doors Swung Shut

Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jun 29: Priced Out, Locked In, Far From Home

Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jun 29: Three Deadlines and the Weight of Paperwork

Diaspora Sunset, Sun Jun 28: The Cost of Coming Home, and Being Counted

Diaspora Sunset, Sat Jun 27: The Credentialed Door and the Desperate One

Diaspora Sunset, Fri Jun 26: Europe Wants Kenya — On Its Own Terms

Diaspora Sunset, Thu Jun 25: The Lifeline Home Grows Thinner and Costlier

Diaspora Sunset, Wed Jun 24: Washington Raises the Toll, Nairobi Lowers It

Diaspora Sunset, Tue Jun 23: The Many Prices of Going Abroad

Diaspora Sunset, Mon Jun 22: New Doors North, Old Doors Tightening