A Fragile Situation: Will the Syrian Refugee Swell Push Lebanon Over the Edge?
Lebanon is home to more refugees per capita than any other country. The arrival of approximately 1 million refugees from neighboring Syria has created tensions not only with the native population, but...
View ArticleUpskilling the U.S. Labor Force: Mapping the Credentials of Immigrant-Origin...
This webinar will feature the release of the first-ever profile of the 30 million immigrant-origin adults in the United States who lack a postsecondary credential such as a college degree,...
View ArticleUpskilling the U.S. Labor Force: Mapping the Credentials of Immigrant-Origin...
This webinar discusses the first-ever profile of the 30 million immigrant-origin adults in the United States who lack a postsecondary credential and offers analysis of the significant payoff...
View ArticleIs U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Migration Possible?
As the numbers of Central American migrants crossing into Mexico and the United States rises—putting migration front and center in the U.S.-Mexico relationship again—this event examine the opportunites...
View ArticleA Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas
At this event, experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center will offer an overview of immigration trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican immigrant adults...
View ArticleCan Return Migration Revitalize the Baltics? Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania...
Faced with high emigration rates and shrinking, aging populations, the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are exploring different ways to lure back nationals who have emigrated and establish...
View ArticleA Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas
At this discussion, experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center offer an overview of trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican adults at the national level...
View Article"Merit-Based" Immigration: Designing Successful Selection Systems
With the U.S. administration calling for the United States to adopt a more “merit-based” immigrant selection system, this conversation focused on what policymakers should consider in designing—and...
View ArticleMigration and Integration in Czechia: Policy Advances and the Hand Brake of...
Since regaining its independence in 1989, the Czech Republic has transformed from a country of emigration to one of rising immigration, amid growing labor market needs. Even as Czechia received few...
View ArticleEquipping Immigrant Selection Systems for a Changing World of Work...
As technological developments—from automation to artificial intelligence and machine learning—reshape the world of work, governments face the challenge of updating how they attract, select, and retain...
View ArticleImmigration and the U.S. Labor Market: A Look Ahead
In the coming decades, the U.S. labor market will undergo major transformation. Automation, an aging workforce, and alternative staffing practices will change how, where, and by whom work is done. This...
View ArticleHow Does Immigration Fit into the Future of the U.S. Labor Market?
The U.S. economy is facing an uncertain future as an aging workforce, stagnating labor force participation, skill mismatches, and automation reshape the labor market. This issue brief explores these...
View ArticleLegal Migration Pathways to Europe for Low- and Middle-Skilled Migrants
This event hosted by MPI Europe and the Research Unit of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration featured a discussion on research into legal migration pathways for work...
View ArticleDependent on Remittances, Tajikistan’s Long-Term Prospects for Economic...
More than 1 million Tajiks migrate to Russia every year—a sizeable outflow for a country of about 9 million people. These high levels of emigration have had major effects for Tajikistan, especially in...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Coverage of Immigrants and Latinos in the Kansas City Metro...
Latinos and immigrants are at least twice as likely to lack health insurance coverage as the overall population in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This gap that has significant implications for the...
View ArticleTurning the Tide: Addressing the Long-Term Challenges of EU Mobility for...
Amid ongoing debates about the costs and benefits of free movement, this MPI Europe webchat will examine big-picture trends of East-West migration; consider possible policy responses at regional,...
View ArticleTurning the Tide: Addressing the Long-Term Challenges of EU Mobility for...
Amid ongoing debates about the costs and benefits of free movement, this MPI webinar examines evidence from the EU-funded REMINDER project on different types of East-West mobility. Speakers examine...
View ArticleGlobal Demand for Medical Professionals Drives Indians Abroad Despite Acute...
India is the world's largest source for immigrant physicians, and for Indian-trained doctors and nurses the allure of working abroad is strong despite an acute domestic shortage of health-care workers....
View ArticleExpert Podcast: Meeting Seasonal Labor Needs in the Age of COVID-19
Governments are facing urgent pandemic-related questions. One of the more pressing ones: Who is going to harvest crops in countries that rely heavily on seasonal foreign workers? In this podcast, MPI...
View ArticleImmigration and the U.S.-Mexico Border during the Pandemic: A Conversation...
In this bipartisan discussion, two border-state members of Congress—Rep. Veronica Escobar and Rep. Dan Crenshaw—discuss the response to the coronavirus outbreak, how it is affecting the interconnected...
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