What’s So Special about Canada? Understanding the Resilience of Immigration...
Despite weathering many of the same economic and political challenges that have affected support for immigration in other countries in recent decades—from recession to threats of terrorism—Canada has...
View ArticleWhen the Dust Settles: Migration Policy after Brexit
While the political and economic ramifications of the UK vote to quit the European Union hit with full force within hours, it will take far more time to sort out what Brexit means for migration policy....
View ArticleBeyond Brexit: The Policy and Political Lessons for Immigration-Anxious...
The UK vote to exit the European Union has given new momentum to euroskeptic, anti-immigration movements elsewhere. Experts will discuss the political and policy lessons that can be learned from Brexit...
View ArticleUnderstanding and Addressing Public Anxiety About Immigration
What factors are fueling rising public anxiety over immigration seen in Europe and North America? This Transatlantic Council report outlines and analyzes the factors that can set the stage for such...
View ArticleBeyond Brexit: The Policy and Political Lessons for Immigration-Anxious...
The UK vote to exit the European Union has given new momentum to euroskeptic, anti-immigration movements elsewhere. Experts discuss the political and policy lessons that can be learned from Brexit and...
View ArticleFarm to Table: The Role of Immigrants in U.S. Farm Labor in 2016
A discussion featuring data on immigration trends and farm labor that could help inform future reform debates, including what adjustments farm employers are making, including increased mechanization,...
View ArticleFarm to Table: The Role of Immigrants in U.S. Farm Labor in 2016
A discussion featuring data on immigration trends and the agricultural workforce, and some of the adjustments that farm employers are making, including increased mechanization, improved wages and...
View ArticleDoctors as Taxi Drivers: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled...
A report release and presentation of first-ever U.S. estimates on the actual economic costs of skill underutilization for immigrants, their families, and the U.S. economy, in terms of forgone earnings...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2016 – Issue #9: On the Brink of Demographic Crisis, Governments in...
With many countries in East Asia facing unfavorable demographic shifts in the form of aging populations, low fertility, and shrinking workforces, governments in 2016 continued to explore immigration as...
View ArticleUntapped Talent: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in...
Nearly 2 million immigrants with college degrees in the United States—one out of every four—are employed in low-skilled jobs or unable to find work. This report explores this skill underutilization,...
View ArticleThe Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in Select States
Across the United States, nearly 2 million immigrants with college degrees are unemployed or stuck in low-skilled jobs. This skill underutilization, also known as “brain waste,” varies significantly by...
View ArticleBrain Waste: Researchers Discuss Economic Costs of Skill Underutilization...
Nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants in the United States are stuck in low-skilled jobs or are unemployed—a phenomenon known as brain waste. In this brief video, MPI researchers discuss their...
View ArticleDoctors as Taxi Drivers: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled...
A presentation of the first-ever U.S. estimates on the economic costs of brain waste for highly skilled immigrants, their families, and the U.S. economy. The researchers discuss their findings in terms...
View ArticleReducing Integration Barriers Facing Foreign-Trained Immigrants: Policy and...
Marking the release of an MPI report, researchers and practitioners on this webinar discuss brain waste among college-educated immigrants and initiatives that ease the barriers foreign-educated...
View ArticleSouth Korea Carefully Tests the Waters on Immigration, With a Focus on...
Faced with labor shortages in key sectors of the economy, South Korea has moved carefully in recent decades toward accepting greater numbers of workers—albeit in temporary fashion. Its Employment...
View ArticleImproving the Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Empowering...
Cities have played a significant role in addressing Europe’s migration crisis, including by helping migrants and refugees integrate successfully into the local labor market. This report identifies...
View ArticleThe Dutch Elections: How to Lose and Still Shape the Direction of a...
The failure of Geert Wilders’ right-wing, anti-Islam Freedom Party (PVV) to become the top vote-getter in the Dutch parliamentary elections is being hailed as proof of the limits of anti-Muslim...
View ArticleAs Its Population Ages, Japan Quietly Turns to Immigration
One of the most rapidly aging societies in the world, Japan is looking to immigration to address increased labor shortages—albeit slowly and largely without public debate. This country profile offers a...
View ArticleDespite Political Resistance, Use of Temporary Worker Visas Rises as U.S....
Although President Trump has repeatedly pledged to preserve "U.S. jobs for U.S. workers," employers are increasingly relying on temporary visas as a result of labor shortages in agriculture, high tech,...
View ArticleImmigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States
Approximately 2.1 million immigrants work in health-care occupations in the United States, comprising nearly 17 percent of the 12.4 million doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health-care...
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