International Migration Policies Week 9: Emigration
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What are the three proposed hypotheses that Ruhs suggests regarding the relationship between nation-states' policies for regulating the admission and rights of migrant workers?

  1. Labor immigration programs that target higher-skilled migrants are more open to labor immigration than those targeting lower-skilled migrants.
  2. Programs that target higher-skilled migrants grant migrants more rights than programs that target lower-skilled migrants.
  3. There can be a trade-off (a negative relationship) between openness and some of the rights of some migrant workers admitted to high-income countries.

What is the primary goal of the EU Family Reunification Directive?

  • To provide financial assistance to families of migrants.
  • To promote integration of immigrants through the promotion of family life. (correct)
  • To promote the cultural exchange between immigrant communities and native populations.
  • To ensure the safety and welfare of migrants' families.

What is the "Protection formation function" framework proposed by Findlay and Wellisz (1982)?

  • It emphasizes the role of media in influencing public policy.
  • It highlights the importance of public opinion in shaping policy decisions.
  • It argues for a direct relationship between lobby efforts and policy outcomes. (correct)
  • It suggests that lobby groups lack any significant influence on policy outcomes.

According to Facchini and co-authors, there is a direct correlation between lobbying expenditures and the number of work visas approved by USCIS.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is "Emigration"?

<p>The act of leaving one's own country to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What approach does Ruhs use to examine the impact of migrant-sending countries' interests on the migrants' rights?

<p>A human development approach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can make emigration a challenging choice?

<p>Access to education and healthcare opportunities in the receiving country (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the potential consequences for sending governments if they prioritize economic benefits over their migrant workers' rights?

<p>More people leaving the country (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the law in the Philippines that aims to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers?

<p>The Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act, also known as RA 8042.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The United States is the only country that receives the largest number of Mexican emigrants.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of foreign-born residents in the US are Mexicans?

<p>23%</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a potential reason why sending countries might favor liberalization of international flow of low-income workers?

<p>It ensures the return of high-skilled workers to their sending countries, boosting national development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main categories of variables?

<p>Quantitative and qualitative variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?

<p>Age (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

<p>The number of cars in a parking lot (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

<p>The weight of a person (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?

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What is the null hypothesis?

<p>The null hypothesis is the basis we test against; it assumes there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "neopluralist" mean in the context of the politics of emigration in Mexico?

<p>It acknowledges that the state is not a singular actor but a complex entity made up of different actors operating at multiple levels. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to David Fitzgerald, what are the two main constraints on the Mexican federal government's efforts to control emigration to the US?

<p>Clash between local and national level government policies and the US government undermining Mexico's emigration policy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The US government consistently opposed the Bracero program.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Mexican government's efforts to control emigration to the US in the early 1970s?

<p>To revive the Bracero program.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the "Brain repatriation" program?

<p>A program designed to encourage the return of highly educated Mexicans from abroad. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three hypotheses regarding the relationship between nation-states' policies for regulating the admission and rights of migrant workers?

<ol> <li>Labor immigration programs that target higher-skilled migrants are more open to labor immigration than those targeting lower-skilled migrants. 2. Programs that target higher-skilled migrants grant migrants more rights than programs that target lower-skilled migrants. 3. There can be a trade-off (a negative relationship) between openness and some of the rights of some migrant workers admitted to high-income countries.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the EU Family Reunification Directive?

<p>The main purpose was to promote integration of immigrants through the promotion of family life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The EU Family Reunification Directive applies to family members of an EU citizen.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Polygamy is recognized under the EU Family Reunification Directive.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the "Protection formation function" framework?

<p>The &quot;Protection formation function&quot; framework by Findlay and Wellisz (1982) argues that there is a direct relationship between a) a lobby's efforts and b) policy outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The higher the contribution from pro-trade groups, the lower the number of visas approved by the US government.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What approach does Ruhs take in examining the impact of migrant-sending countries on migrant rights?

<p>Ruhs takes a human development approach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human development is solely about economic growth.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the costs associated with emigration?

<p>Visa fees, travel expenses, payments to recruitment agencies, illegal payments like bribes and kickbacks, and the cost of finding a job in a new country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Emigration is a choice for everyone.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the limitations of illegal migrants' human development capabilities?

<p>Illegal migrants often face fear of deportation and are limited in their opportunities to access education, healthcare, and other essential services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some factors that might influence migrants' decisions to migrate despite the potential restriction of rights?

<p>Factors such as access to labor markets, better economic opportunities, and the chance for a better life can outweigh the concern for potential limitations of rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are three crucial contextual points about the constraints and determinants of labor emigration policy based on sending countries?

<ol> <li>Nation-states face constraints on their formal authority and power to regulate labor emigration as well as the rights of migrant workers abroad. 2. There is a wide range of constraints and factors that limit the available policy space for regulating labor emigration (political system, historical relationship with receiving countries). 3. Nation-states' policy decisions are based on many factors including the countries' national interest.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are three economic reasons why low- and middle-income countries favor liberalization of international flow of low-income workers?

<ol> <li>Outflow of low-skilled workers can raise wages of nonimmigrant low-skilled workers in migrant-sendingcountries. 2. Creates incentives to produce high skilled laborers (opportunity to increase human capital and remittances). 3. It is better to send low-skilled laborers than high-skilled laborers.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Sending countries always strongly advocate for more or equal rights for their emigrants.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can sending countries protect the rights of their emigrant laborers when working abroad?

<p>Sending countries can actively protect their emigrant laborers' rights by implementing export bans on migrant workers to non-compliant countries and directly engaging with receiving countries to defend the rights of their workers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the trade-off for sending countries who prioritize economic benefits over rights for their emigrants?

<p>They risk losing legitimacy among their citizens, gaining a bad reputation in the international community, and potentially encouraging more people to leave the country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most popular destination for Mexican emigrants?

<p>The United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of foreign-born residents in the United States who are of Mexican origin?

<p>23%</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the argument made by David Fitzgerald regarding the Mexican federal government's efforts to control emigration to the US?

<p>Fitzgerald argues that the Mexican federal government's efforts to control emigration to the US have been constrained both from within and without.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by "within" when considering the constraint on Mexico's emigration control?

<p>It refers to the clash between local and national level government policies in Mexico.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the neopluralist approach?

<p>The neopluralist approach views the state as not a single actor but as an entity composed of numerous actors at multiple levels with unequal power relations between different interest groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a variable?

<p>A variable is a person, place, thing, or phenomenon that you are trying to measure in some way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Constants are not variables.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to avoid working with variables that have little to no variation in research?

<p>Because they can be less interesting and provide limited insights into a phenomenon. It is more insightful to study variables with significant variation or contestation, leading to valuable research findings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main types of variables?

<p>The two main types are qualitative and quantitative variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a qualitative variable?

<p>A qualitative variable is a variable that is not numerical and typically represents categories or attributes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of qualitative variables?

<p>The two types of qualitative variables are nominal and ordinal variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a nominal variable?

<p>A nominal variable represents unordered categories that are mutually exclusive and cannot be ranked.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a discrete variable?

<p>A discrete variable represents a countable number of distinct values, often whole numbers, within a defined range.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a continuous variable?

<p>A continuous variable represents an infinite number of values within a defined range, often including decimal values and fractions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main types of variables studied in research?

<p>The two main types are independent and dependent variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an independent variable?

<p>An independent variable is the variable that influences or causes a change in the dependent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Emigration

The act of leaving one's own country to settle in another.

Migrant Sending Country

A country from which people migrate.

Migrant Receiving Country

A country that receives migrants.

Emigration Policy

A country's rules and regulations regarding its citizens leaving the country.

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Migrant Rights

The legal protections and entitlements afforded to migrants in a country.

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Human Development Approach

Focuses on people's capabilities (e.g., health, education) and choices.

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Independent Variable

The variable that is changed or manipulated in an experiment.

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Dependent Variable

The variable that is measured in an experiment.

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Quantitative Variable

A variable that can be measured numerically.

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Qualitative Variable

A variable that describes qualities or categories.

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Discrete Variable

A quantitative variable that can only take on whole number values.

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Continuous Variable

A quantitative variable that can take on any value within a range.

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Nominal Variable

A qualitative variable with unordered categories.

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Ordinal Variable

A qualitative variable with ordered categories.

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Neopluralist Approach

The state is not a single actor; it's made up of various actors with unequal power.

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Bracero Program

A program that brought Mexican workers to the US for agricultural labor.

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Mexican Emigration Policies

Policies related to Mexican citizens leaving the country.

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US-Mexico Interdependence

The dependence of one nation on the other, often involving migration.

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Mass Repatriation

The return of immigrants to their country of origin, often due to economic recession.

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Lobby Groups

Organized groups that advocate for specific policies/ interests

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Visa Fees

Charges imposed for obtaining a visa.

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Remittances

Money sent home by migrants to their families.

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Access to Migration

The ease migrants have to move to a new country.

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Brain Drain

The migration of highly skilled individuals from developing to developed countries, often leading to a loss of human capital for the sending country.

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Brain Gain

The positive impact of brain drain on the sending country, where increased investment in education and skilled returnees contribute to economic growth.

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Brain Waste

When skilled migrants are unable to find employment in their field in the receiving country, leading to a loss of human capital potential.

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Classic Model of Brain Drain

The traditional view where brain drain is seen as a negative impact on sending countries, leading to economic loss, human capital depletion, and a technological gap.

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Dynamic Model of Brain Drain

A more nuanced view, suggesting that brain drain can be beneficial under certain conditions, leading to higher expected returns on education and potential brain gain.

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Bene cial Brain Drain (BBD)

The scenario where the brain drain is beneficial, occurring when the positive impact of skilled natives remaining in the sending country outweighs the negative impact of skilled emigrants leaving.

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Ex Ante "Brain E ect"

The positive impact on the sending country due to increased investment in education as a result of migration opportunities.

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Ex Post "Drain E ect"

The negative impact on the sending country resulting from skilled individuals leaving.

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Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital

The process of passing down skills and knowledge from one generation to the next, contributing to economic development.

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Migration Opportunities

The chances or availability of migrating to a new country, often influenced by immigration policies.

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Wage Di erential

The difference in wages earned by individuals with the same skills in the sending and receiving countries.

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Emigration Data

Information collected on the number of individuals leaving a country, often relying on official records and declarations.

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Immigration Data

Information collected on the number of individuals entering a country, usually more reliable and categorized by visa type.

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Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act

A Philippine law aimed at protecting the rights of Filipino workers migrating overseas.

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National Emigration Policy

A country's overall policy framework regarding the movement of its citizens to other countries.

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Policy of Nonintervention

A stance by a sending country to avoid intervening in the affairs of migrants in the receiving country.

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Hierarchical Relationships

Unequal power dynamics between countries in the context of migration, often affecting migrant rights.

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Protectionist Sending Governments

Governments that prioritize the protection of migrant rights, even at the cost of potential economic disadvantage.

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Liberalist Sending Governments

Governments that prioritize access to migration opportunities for their citizens, even if it means potentially compromising migrant rights.

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Economic Incentives

The financial benefits or motivations driving the actions of sending countries or individual migrants in the context of migration.

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Short Term Loss of Rights

The temporary sacrifice of rights by migrants or their home countries, often with the expectation of long-term benefits.

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Skilled Returnees

Migrants who return to their home country with new skills and knowledge gained abroad.

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Spillovers

The positive impact of skilled migrants on the surrounding community or economy in the sending country.

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Risk Aversion

The reluctance of individuals to take risks, even if it means potentially missing out on better opportunities.

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Externalities

The indirect costs or benefits associated with a certain activity, often affecting others besides those directly involved.

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Underdevelopment Trap

A state where a country's development is hampered by low levels of investment in education and limited opportunities for growth.

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Study Notes

International Migration Policies & Integration - Week 9: Emigration

  • Announcements:
    • Mid-term exam grades, participation, and homework assignment grades will be uploaded by Wednesday.
    • The mid-term exam will be reviewed on Friday.
    • Read Fitzgerald (2006) by Wednesday.
    • No assignments are due this Friday; focus on incomplete assignments.

This Week's Agenda

  • Conditions for emigration/stay: States' policies on allowing or forcing emigration, the circumstances that benefit or harm the state.
  • Impact of emigration on migrant rights: Exploring how emigrating governments affect migrant's rights.
  • Case study: Mexico's impact on emigrants' rights.
  • Types of Variables: Defining independent and dependent variables, discussing categorical and numerical types, and their subclasses (nominal, ordinal, discrete, continuous, dichotomous/binary, polytomous).
  • Changing variables: Methods to convert non-numerical variables to numerical.

Factors Impacting Migrants' Rights

  • Nation-states' Policies: Objectives and constraints for regulating migrant worker admission/rights.
  • Labor Immigration Programs: The differences in policy regarding more/less skilled workers. (Higher-skilled migrants often receive greater access and rights under programs than lower-skilled ones.)
  • Rights/Openness Trade-off: Higher openness to migrants might correlate with fewer rights provided.

Influence of Governments' Desires to Gain Control

  • EU Countries & ECHR: EU countries have tried to control migrant integration but are constrained by the European Convention on Human Rights.
  • Family Reunification Directive: Regulations intend to control migrant influence in their host countries through promoting family integration.

EU Family Reunification Directive

  • Adoption (2003): Purpose was to promote migrant integration into host countries.
  • Policy Rules: Non-EU nationals with permits can bring their family to EU countries where they reside. Long-term residence rights also include family members, and the rules are different for EU nationals and non-EU nationals who apply for asylum.
  • Requirements: Polygamy is not accepted, Minimum age requirements.

Influence of Lobby Groups

  • Policy Outcomes: Lobby efforts strongly influence government policies.
  • Competing Interest Groups: Pro-trade and protectionist lobbies present opposing viewpoints on migrant access.
  • Political Contributions: Lobby groups offer financial contributions to influence politicians' immigration policies.
  • Visa Approval: The greater the contribution by pro-trade groups, the more visas are approved by the government; Conversely, greater contributions from protectionist groups correlate with fewer approved visas.

Influence of Migrant-Sending Governments

  • Impact on Emigrants' Rights: The policies of the country where immigrants originate can significantly impact the rights of the emigrants in the host country.
  • Human Development Approach: Analyzing how immigration policies affect the development of emigrants.

Access to Migration

  • Emigration is Not a Choice: Not everyone can emigrate.
  • Costs: Financial or other costs associated with emigration.
  • Factors Impacting Choice: Costs (fees, expenses, bribes, and other forms of exploitation).
  • Rights Within Immigration Policies: Rights of migrants.
  • Beneficial Considerations: Advantages and disadvantages regarding emigrating to a country.

Rights Abroad

  • Legal Status and Rights: Immigration status impacts the rights that migrants have in other countries.
  • Skill Levels and Legal Systems: Immigrants' skill levels and their host country's legal systems are correlated with the rights migrants have.
  • Fear of Deportation: The fear of deportation affects immigration policy discussions.

Migrant Decisions and Trade-Offs

  • Labor Immigration Trade-offs: The programs' limitations on workers' rights in high-income countries.
  • Labor Market Access vs. Restrictions: The conflict between job opportunities and restrictions on migrants in the host country.
  • Motivating Factors for Migration: Reasons why migrants choose to move despite the potential restrictions.

Influence of Sending Countries

  • National Policy Constraints: Limitations on a government's power to regulate emigration and the migrants' rights outside their country.
  • Policy Space Constraints: Factors that influence how much a country can control their emigrants' emigration.
  • National Interest-Based Decisions: Decisions related to emigration policies are influenced by various factors, including the countries' national interests.

Motivation of Sending Countries

  • Economic Incentives: Strong economic motivations for low-income countries to send emigrants to higher-income countries.
  • Worker Outflow Impacts: The outflow of low-skilled workers can raise wages for remaining workers in the migrant-sending country.
  • Creating High-Skilled Labor: Increased opportunities to produce high-skilled workers benefit the economy and remittances.
  • Prioritizing Low-Skilled Labor Sending: Preference of sending low-skilled workers over high-skilled.

Do Sending Governments Care About Migrants' Rights?

  • Economic Incentives: Economic considerations may overshadow concerns to protect migrants' rights.
  • Short-Term/Long-Term Sacrifice: Sending countries may sacrifice short-term rights to gain long-term benefits.
  • Rights Variation: Different countries have different approaches regarding migrant workers' rights.

Protecting Emigrants' Rights (Philippines, Latvia, Sweden cases)

  • Emigrant protection policies (Philippines, Latvia, Sweden): How different countries approach protecting migrant workers abroad.
  • International Cooperation: Cooperation between various entities to better protect migrant rights when workers emigrate.

Mexican Emigration to the United States

  • U.S. Destination: The United States stands as the most popular destination for Mexican immigrants.
  • Immigrant Statistics: Statistical data on Mexican emigrants in 2020.
  • Largest Immigrant Group: Estimated size of Mexican-origin immigrants in the U.S. (Approximately 10.9M of the 11.2 million Mexicans relocating.)
  • Demographics: Mexican migrant characteristics (age, education, occupation).

Politics of Mexican Emigration Control

  • Fitzgerald's Argument (Mexican Federal Government): Constraints on Mexican attempts to control emigration to the U.S. (Internal forces versus external forces.)
  • Neopluralist Approach: Fitzgerald's approach to analyzing immigration policies (Multiple actors, different interests.)

Additional Notes

  • Variables: Defining Independent and Dependent variables.
  • Relationships between Variables: Determining and describing the specific relationship between variables.
  • Graphs: Interpretation of graphs and charts related to migration.
  • Analysis: Analysis of multiple elements related to immigration, using data, charts and graphs.

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This quiz explores the conditions for emigration and the associated policies of states regarding migrant rights. It includes a case study on Mexico's impact on emigrants' rights and discusses the types of variables relevant to this field of study. Engage with the material to deepen your understanding of how migration affects individuals and states.

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