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Sitecore API provides a reliable and well controlled solution when it comes to content migration.

Here is some sample code that will help you investigate and manage Sitecore items using API:

1. You can get items from any database using the following syntax:
   
   Database db = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");
   Item item = db.Items["sitecore/content/home"];
2. Here is the way to extract field values:
   

   Response.Write(item.Fields["title"].Value+"<br/>");
   Response.Write(item.Fields["text"].Value+"<br/>");
3. Use SecurityDisabler object to allow user to create (delete, rename) nodes:
   

   using (new SecurityDisabler())
   {
      Database db = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");
      TemplateItem template = db.Templates["Document"];
      Item child = db.Items["/sitecore/content/home"].Add("newItem1", template);
   }
4. Create an item from Template
   

   Database database = Factory.GetDatabase("master");     
   Item itmHome = database.Items["/sitecore/content/home"];   
   TemplateItem template = Factory.GetDatabase("master").Templates["Document"];
   Item itm = itmHome.Add("ArchiveItemTest2",template);  
5. A note concerning item editing – you should edit the items in EditContext. It is a convenient wrapper over Item.BeginEdit() and Item.EndEdit().
   
   The code below illustrates the idea:
   

   Sitecore.Context.SetActiveSite("shell");
   Sitecore.Context.Domain.Login("admin","");
   Item root = Sitecore.Context.ContentDatabase.Items["/sitecore/content/home"];
   Item child = root.Add("autonode", root.Template);
   using (new EditContext(child))
   {
      child.Fields["Title"].Value = "autotitle";
   }
   Sitecore.Context.Domain.Logout();