After a Slump, Legal Immigration to the United States Is Returning to...
Legal immigration to the United States fell to its lowest level in years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but preliminary data suggest it is returning to previous levels, belying predictions that the...
View ArticleBiden at the Two-Year Mark: Significant Immigration Actions Eclipsed by...
At his term's midpoint, President Joe Biden has relied on executive action to advance his immigration agenda more than his predecessors, including Donald Trump. Yet many of the changes to interior...
View ArticleProlonged Ukrainian Displacement: An Uneasy Marriage of Reception,...
One year into the vast Ukrainian displacement crisis sparked by Russia's invasion, European policymakers are having to confront the likelihood of prolonged stay for millions of Ukrainians and the...
View ArticleUnblocking the U.S. Immigration System: Executive Actions to Facilitate the...
Inefficiencies in the U.S. immigration system and case backlogs are preventing individuals eligible for immigration to the United States from filling some of the millions of job vacancies. This policy...
View ArticleMeeting Global Skills and Talent Needs in Changing Labor Markets
Marking the launch of MPI’s Global Skills and Talent Initiative, this webcast features senior policymakers and other experts discussing the extent to which labor market needs should shape future...
View ArticleA Pragmatic Bet: The Evolution of Spain’s Immigration System
Historically a country of emigration, Spain rapidly transitioned to become one of Europe’s major immigration destinations in just a few years. Remarkably, this evolution occurred with minimal political...
View ArticleDisplaced Ukrainians in European Labor Markets: Leveraging Innovations for...
With millions of Ukrainians seeking safety in Europe, receiving countries are facing considerable pressure and also potential opportunities to benefit from this highly qualified population’s skills....
View ArticleActivism on Immigration by U.S. States Is Back, with New Tactics and...
Renewed U.S. state activism on immigration has echoes of the early 2010s, when Arizona’s SB 1070 defined a Republican-led push to increase enforcement that was ultimately muted by the courts and public...
View ArticleA Winding Path to Integration: Venezuelan Migrants’ Regularization and Labor...
Venezuelan displacement has prompted countries across Latin America and the Caribbean to launch policies and programs to register, regularize, and support the integration of arriving Venezuelans....
View ArticleUn camino sinuoso hacia la integración: Regularización de migrantes...
El desplazamiento de venezolanos ha llevado a países de toda América Latina y el Caribe a poner en marcha políticas y programas para registrar, regularizar y apoyar la integración de los venezolanos....
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 ArticleCoordination Breakdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Europe
The story of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe is chiefly one of challenges to solidarity and coordination. Cross-border movement—even within Europe’s Schengen Area—ground to a halt, and countries took...
View ArticleConverging Crises: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in South America
The COVID-19 pandemic hit South American nations at a time when many were already contending with major migration challenges. Historic levels of intraregional migration and displacement, notably from...
View ArticleDiverging Paths: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in the Middle East and...
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on mobility in the Middle East and North Africa were immediate and wide-reaching. These include the world’s largest and most sustained repatriation efforts for stranded...
View ArticleMobility 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...
View ArticleAs 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleA 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,...
View ArticlePeru’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...
View ArticleBridging 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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