The Growing Global Demand for Students as Skilled Migrants
This report traces the evolution of the link between international study and skilled migration, outlines policy methods that OECD countries are using to recruit and retain international students,...
View ArticleEight Policies to Boost the Economic Contribution of Employment-Based...
Drawing on experiences from Asia, Europe, North America, and the Pacific region, this report presents eight strategies that represent best practices developed by immigrant-receiving countries to...
View ArticleRethinking Points Systems and Employer-Selected Immigration
Two competing models for selecting economic-stream immigrants are now prevalent in advanced industrialized economies: points-based and employer-led selection. Increasingly, however, hybrid selection...
View ArticleThe Role of Immigration in Fostering Competitiveness in the United States
While aspects of the U.S. immigration system facilitate newcomers’ contributions to economic growth and competitiveness, others undermine them. Reforms are needed to enhance the job-creating power of...
View ArticleScientists, Managers, and Tourists: The Changing Shape of European Mobility...
European dominance in U.S. immigration flows has decreased significantly since World War II, a result of economic, demographic, and policy trends on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, migration from...
View ArticleDigging Deeper Into Executive Action: A Further Examination of the Impacts
A discussion of some of the less examined aspects of President Obama's executive actions on immigration, with respect to immigration enforcement, legal immigration, and immigrant integration.
View ArticleIndian Immigrants in the United States
Indian immigrants represent the second-largest origin group in the United States, accounting for 4.7 percent of the total foreign-born population. Generally high-skilled and highly educated, more than...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2015 – Issue #3: White House Uses Many Levers of Power to Effect...
President Obama actively utilized the powers of the executive to reshape U.S. immigration policy in 2015. From signature deportation relief programs and changes to visa waiver eligibility to new grants...
View ArticleCollege-Educated Immigrants in the United States
The number of college-educated immigrants in the United States has more than tripled in the last two decades. Asians accounted for 46 percent of the 10.5 million college-educated immigrants, with India...
View ArticleEmigration Trends and Policies in China: Movement of the Wealthy and Highly...
This report analyzes the evolution of Chinese emigration from the 1970s, when market-oriented reforms began reducing barriers to movement beyond the country's borders, to the present day. High-skilled...
View ArticleInternational Students in the United States
The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities has risen steadily since the mid-20th century. Today, the United States represents the top destination for international...
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 ArticleTo Stay or Not To Stay: The Calculus for International STEM Students in the...
More than 1 million international students were in the United States in 2015-16, a significant share of them in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields. While countries increasingly are...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
In 2015, 43.3 million immigrants lived in the United States, comprising 13.5 percent of the population. The foreign-born population grew more slowly than in prior years, up 2 percent from 2014. Get...
View ArticleIndian Immigrants in the United States
Immigrants from India are the second-largest foreign-born group in the United States, after Mexicans. Indian immigrants tend to be far more highly educated and have greater English proficiency than the...
View ArticleMillionaire Emigration: The Allure of Investor Visas among China’s Elite
Over the past decade, immigrant investor programs have proliferated around the world, and Chinese applicants have dominated in a number of countries. In 2015, about 9,000 Chinese millionaires moved to...
View ArticleChinese Immigrants in the United States
The Chinese represent the third-largest immigrant population in the United States, their numbers having grown rapidly in recent decades. The population is atypical in some respects: Far more highly...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #1: Under Trump Administration, United States Takes...
During its first year, the Trump administration methodically put in place a series of bureaucratic barriers that could significantly reduce opportunities for foreigners to come to the United States...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
The United States is by far the world's top migration destination, home to roughly one-fifth of all global migrants. In 2016, nearly 44 million immigrants lived in the United States, comprising 13.5...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters: How to Find the Most Accurate Resources
At this release of an updated version of the popular Immigration Data Matters guide, presenters will discuss how to navigate and access the increasing number of data sources on immigration and...
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