Revolution and Political Transition in Tunisia: A Migration Game Changer?
With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, Tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked...
View ArticleBeyond Asylum: Rethinking Protection Policies to Meet Sharply Escalating...
MPI's Transatlantic Council on Migration convened its thirteenth plenary meeting to propose innovative solutions to address the increasing strains on the global protection system amid huge...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States
Immigration to the United States from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has increased in recent years, rising to a total population of 1.02 million in 2013. Immigrants from the region come...
View ArticleIntegration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne,...
With rising inflows of humanitarian and economic migrants, Norway faces a series of integration challenges. In conversation with the Migration Information Source, Solveig Horne, Norway's Minister of...
View ArticleRedefining Nepal: Internal Migration in a Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Society
Even as Nepal will lean more heavily on its international diaspora to help recover from devastating earthquakes that killed thousands and decimated parts of the country, the disasters have had effects...
View ArticleQuick Resolution of Challenge over Obama Administration Deportation Relief...
As legal challenges continue to impede President Obama's deferred action programs to protect millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation, it is becoming increasingly clear that the window of...
View ArticleThe Limited English Proficient Population in the United States
In 2013, more than 25 million people in the United States reported limited English proficiency (LEP), an 80 percent increase since 1990. The LEP population, the majority of which is immigrant, is...
View ArticleThe EuroMaidan Protests, Corruption, and War in Ukraine: Migration Trends and...
Public frustration with decades of poor governance and pervasive corruption in Ukraine culminated in the EuroMaidan revolution in November 2013. Since then, violent conflict and Russia's annexation of...
View ArticleFilipino Immigrants in the United States
With more than 1.8 million immigrants living in the United States, the Philippines was the fourth largest country of origin in 2013. Filipino immigrants stand out from other top immigrant groups with...
View ArticleAmericans Abroad: A Disillusioned Diaspora?
While many countries are increasing engagement with their diasporas, U.S. policy has chiefly focused on U.S.-based diasporas from other countries, despite its own estimated overseas population of 7.6...
View ArticleIn-Country Processing in Central America: A Piece of the Puzzle
The in-country refugee processing program launched in Central America by the Obama administration in December 2014 as a response to rising unaccompanied child migration may provide a legal, safe...
View ArticleOrigin and Community: Asian and Latin American Unauthorized Youth and U.S....
This article explores differences in application and renewal rates for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program among unauthorized immigrants from Latin America and Asia. Based on interviews...
View ArticleSanctuary Cities Come Under Scrutiny, As Does Federal-Local Immigration...
The killing of a young woman in San Francisco by an unauthorized immigrant coincided with the Obama administration's rollout of the Priority Enforcement Program, a new vehicle for improving...
View ArticleBusiness as Usual? Regularizing Foreign Labor in Costa Rica
With the growing urbanization and consolidation of Nicaraguan immigrants in sectors such as construction and domestic service, Costa Rica has shifted its focus from immigration enforcement to...
View ArticleWhat's New in Farm Labor? Immigration and the Agricultural Sector
An expert discussion on the findings of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) related to immigrants, along with an overview of farm labor in 2015 and discussion on how current and possible...
View ArticleRegional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States...
Marking the release of an MPI report, speakers on this webinar present an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of both children...
View ArticleMigrants Deported from the United States and Mexico to the Northern Triangle:...
This report examines the rising numbers of apprehensions and deportations of Central American children and adults by the United States and Mexico, and provides a demographic, socioeconomic, and...
View ArticleCentral American Immigrants in the United States
The Central American immigrant population in the United States has grown dramatically since 1980 to reach 3.2 million or 7 percent of the country's total foreign-born population. Central Americans were...
View ArticleBeyond Protection: Exploring Innovative Ideas to Strengthen the Global...
An discussion examining the huge strains on the global protection system and how it can better respond to protracted refugee situations and other long-term displacement, focusing on the conclusions of...
View ArticleRegional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States...
This webinar includes an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of Central American migrants, along with a demographic,...
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