Rising Brazil tackles immigration question

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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/28/world/americas/brazil-immigration/index.html?hpt=ila_c2


(CNN) -- The rise of Brazil as an economic force has brought with it a policy challenge familiar here in the United States: immigration.

Recently crowned the world's sixth-largest economy, Brazil has become an immigration magnet, both to low-skilled workers --some of whom enter illegally -- and high-skilled workers looking for opportunities in the country's thriving sectors.

Brazil historically has been welcoming to immigrants, but the challenge now is more pronounced as the government seeks to accept foreigners while protecting its hard-won prosperity.

The country faces two simultaneous challenges: how to deal with recent illegal immigration, mostly from Haiti, and how to make it easier for highly educated immigrants to get work permits. A number of Brazilian ministries have either proposed or are deliberating policies as the country ushers in a new era of immigration.

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