Organizing this book is the attempt to capture analytically and empirically the articulation of the process of labor migration with fundamental processes in the contemporary phase of the world economy. One such process is the internationalization of production. Commonly this is understood to describe the development of an off-shore manufacturing and clerical sector. I expand this notion to include two additional processes I consider central. One is the development of major cities into centers for global management and servicing. The other is the recent growth of direct foreign investment in manufacturing, finance, and related services in the U.S. Major locations for these three processes are the newly industrializing countries in South East Asia and several Caribbean Basin countries, major cities such as New York and Los Angeles, and regions in the U.S. such as Southern California and the New York Metropolitan Area. All these locations are also significant for the process of labor migration. Production for export in South-East Asia and the Caribbean Basin has generated large internal migrations; most of the new immigrants to the U.S. originate in these countries; New York City and Los Angeles are key recipient areas; and the general region around these cities accounts for a large share of all immigrants. The preceding chapters document the specific forms of the articulation between both processes.