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Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Some of the strictest COVID-19 pandemic-era limits on human mobility occurred in the Asia Pacific region. Border closures started in East and Southeast Asia in early 2020 and quickly spread through the...

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As Europe and the United States Face Similar Migration Challenges, Spain Can...

Spain and the United States both receive their greatest number of immigrants from Latin America, and have worked collaboratively together on displacement crises and other migration issues. As shared...

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What Does It Take to Increase Refugees’ Access to Education and Work?...

The Ethiopian government has pledged to increase access to education and employment for refugees, most of whom live in camps. There have been ups and downs along the way. This episode explores the key...

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A Small Country with a Huge Diaspora, Ireland Navigates Its New Status as an...

Tens of millions of people globally claim Irish heritage, due to the country’s long history of emigration to places such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In recent years,...

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Peru’s Historical Anxiety about Asian Immigration May Have a Contemporary Twist

Immigration from China and Japan to Peru in the 19th and 20th centuries has had a lasting impact on the South American country. These immigrants arrived to fill labor market needs, but later...

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Bridging the Gap between the Gig Economy and Migration Policy

Gig work is on a meteoric rise, including on-demand driving, delivery, and home services, but also web-based translation, legal, and other services. In many countries, immigrants play a prominent role...

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Beyond the “Black Jobs” Controversy: Immigrants and U.S.-Born Black Workers...

The controversy over whether immigrants have taken "Black jobs" obscures the reality that U.S. job growth has been such that foreign-born workers' growing share of the U.S. labor market and expanded...

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Large-Scale Deportations May Have Unintended Consequences

Do large-scale deportations lead to safer communities, better jobs, and less irregular migration? Research shows the answer is less clear than leading voices may suggest. This article provides an...

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New Zealand: From Settler Colony to Country Reliant on Temporary Immigration

New Zealand, once chiefly a destination for British and Irish settlers, has become a destination for temporary labor and student migration from Asia and beyond. Immigrants comprised 29 percent of the...

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Explainer: Immigrants and the U.S. Economy

The question of whether immigration represents a net cost or a net benefit to the U.S. economy has been a major source of contention, even as the research literature and thinking among economists has...

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The Overlooked Impact of Immigration on the Size of the Future U.S. Workforce

Immigrant-origin individuals have been the driving force behind U.S. demographic growth in the United States over the past two decades. Changing immigration policy could significantly influence how...

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The World Is Going Greener. What Role Can Immigrants Play?

Many countries need more workers to fill jobs in clean energy and other sectors that are critical in the fight against climate change. In this episode of our podcast Changing Climate, Changing...

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Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Demography: A Canadian Case Study

Many high-income countries are facing a challenging demographic future, as fertility rates drop, populations age, and governments face diminished tax revenues. Immigration is one policy option...

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In First 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Has Dramatically Reshaped the U.S. Immigration...

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has issued a flurry of actions that represent the most sweeping immigration policy changes in decades, reshaping enforcement, border security, legal...

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Why Colombians’ Unease about Venezuelan Immigration Has Not Led to New...

While most Colombians say the influx of migrants from Venezuela over the past decade harms their country, this opinion does not necessarily lead to support for more immigration restrictions. As this...

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The Future of Labor: Lessons from India in the Global Race for Talent

Labor shortages are increasingly driving some countries to look outside their borders for workers. Can labor mobility be managed in a way that benefits workers, employers, countries of origin, and...

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Canada's Long-Standing Openness to Immigration Comes Under Pressure

Canada has long been viewed as a global leader in creating welcoming immigration policies. But amid pressures on housing and services, as well as a surge in admission of temporary migrants, most...

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How Can Labor Migration Policies Help Tackle Europe’s Looming Skills Crisis?

European employers are increasingly reporting difficulties finding workers with the right mix of skills, in sectors ranging from health care to information and communications technology. Alongside...

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International Students in the United States

Worldwide, more international students head to the United States than any other country. These students contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and account for about 6 percent of U.S....

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22nd Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

This conference will feature thoughtful policy and legal analysis and discussion of some of the most important immigration issues that have surfaced in the U.S. policy debate. 

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