Ecuador hace malabares con la creciente emigración y los desafíos para...
Ecuador se ha convertido en un destino importante para los migrantes sudamericanos, un país de tránsito para quienes se dirigen al norte y una fuente renovada de emigración. El pequeño país andino se...
View ArticleAddressing the Next Displacement Crisis in the Making in the Americas
The next major displacement of people in the Americas is in the making, and it is going unnoticed. The response to the steady emigration from Haiti seen since a devastating 2010 earthquake has been...
View ArticleCan the Biden Immigration Playbook Be Effective for Managing Arrivals via Sea?
Amid the highest Caribbean maritime migration levels in a generation, the Biden administration is relying on a carrot-and-stick strategy it honed amid record unauthorized migration at the U.S.-Mexico...
View ArticleThe World’s Leading Refugee Host, Turkey Has a Complex Migration History
Turkey is home to the world’s largest refugee population, a fact that has been a source of pride, a geopolitical tool, and a logistical challenge. This article shows how the millions of Syrians who...
View ArticleHaitian Immigrants in the United States
The United States is the world’s top destination for Haitian migrants, who in recent years have fled an array of disasters and crises. Compared to other immigrant groups in the United States, the...
View ArticleClimate Migration 101: An Explainer
Is climate change a major driver of migration and displacement? From where are people leaving, and where are they going? This informative primer, a Climate Migration 101 of sorts, provides answers to...
View ArticleAntiquated U.S. Immigration System Ambles into the Digital World
The U.S. immigration system is notorious for persistent backlogs and antiquated processes. In recent months, under-the-radar changes have made a dent in the logjam and helped bring the system into the...
View ArticleThe Unmet Potential of Community Consultations in U.S. Refugee Resettlement
As humanitarian migrant arrivals in the United States increase, via refugee resettlement and channels such as temporary parole, communication between the national, state, and local actors involved in...
View ArticleOften Shut Out of the Financial System, Refugees and Other Migrants Face...
Credit cards, bank accounts, and other financial services are often critical in order to fully participate in the modern world. Yet many refugees and other forced migrants have trouble obtaining these...
View ArticleThe Philippines’ Landmark Labor Export and Development Policy Enters the Next...
Fifty years after the birth of the Philippines' strategy to use emigration as a tool for development, the government is doubling down on labor migration. While deployment of overseas Filipino workers...
View ArticleShifting Realities at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Immigration Enforcement and...
All eyes are on the U.S.-Mexico border, where shifting migration trends and record migrant arrivals have stretched the U.S. border management system beyond its capabilities. As the Biden administration...
View ArticleEuropean Immigrants in the United States
One-tenth of all immigrants in the United States come from Europe, a vast decline from the mid-20th century, as migration within Europe has grown and more U.S. immigrants arrive from other...
View ArticleBiden at the Three-Year Mark: The Most Active Immigration Presidency Yet Is...
In three years, President Joe Biden has surpassed the number of immigration-focused executive actions taken by the Trump administration throughout its entire four-year term, making his the most active...
View ArticleAging Societies Rely on Immigrant Health-Care Workers, Posing Challenges for...
Countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany are increasingly relying on immigrant health-care workers to fill gaps in their workforce and care for aging populations. That has...
View ArticleChina’s Demand for Brides Draws Women from Across Southeast Asia—Sometimes by...
An unknown number of women and girls from Southeast Asia have gone to China to marry Chinese men. Many go voluntarily, hoping for a better quality of life for themselves and their families. But some...
View ArticleImmigrants’ Eligibility for U.S. Public Benefits: A Primer
Immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits in the United States is governed by a complex patchwork of rules that make many groups of noncitizens eligible for some benefits but not others, while other...
View ArticleSouth Asia’s Tibetan Refugee Community Is Shrinking, Imperiling Its Long-Term...
The number of Tibetan refugees in India, Nepal, and Bhutan has been on a steady decline since the mid-2000s, posing a threat to the future of an exile community that has developed a robust governance,...
View ArticleAfghan Immigrants in the United States
The Afghan immigrant population in the United States has grown dramatically since 2010, and particularly since the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Most Afghans who obtained a green...
View ArticleA New Way Forward for Employment-Based Immigration: The Bridge Visa
U.S. employment-based visa policies, last updated in 1990, are not aligned with the country’s current and future labor market needs. This policy brief outlines MPI’s proposal for a new visa pathway...
View ArticleReliant on Labor Migration, the Global South Forges a New Social Contract...
Countries such as Nepal and the Philippines have grown reliant on sending workers abroad to earn money, skills, and connections that help boost their economies. In these cases, emigration has become a...
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