Future Scenarios for Global Mobility in the Shadow of Pandemic
More than 18 months since the first COVID-19-related travel restrictions were introduced, the pandemic’s effects on global mobility are still unfolding. With vaccination campaigns picking up speed in...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom’s Decades-Long Immigration Shift Interrupted by Brexit and the...
The United Kingdom was once a country primarily of emigration, but in recent decades many more migrants have arrived at its borders than have left. This decades-long transition was interrupted by...
View ArticleOpening More Avenues for Protection for Refugees
This MPI Europe webinar marks the launch of a report that maps refugee resettlement and complementary pathway programs around the world and offers recommendations for how UNHCR, national governments,...
View ArticleRefugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Opportunities for Growth
The number of people who have been forcibly displaced has grown to unprecedented levels. While the global refugee protection regime has come under incredible strain as a result, states have also shown...
View ArticleImmigrant Integration During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Government and...
This symposium features two panel discussions that will provide government and NGO perspectives from Canada and the United States on the challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic poses...
View ArticleFour Years of Profound Change: Immigration Policy during the Trump Presidency
The Trump administration set an unprecedented pace for executive action on immigration, reshaping many aspects of the U.S. immigration system through changes large and small. This report chronicles the...
View ArticleMounting Backlogs Undermine U.S. Immigration System and Impede Biden Policy...
President Joe Biden has made efforts to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, but could see his administration's agenda slowed by massive backlogs across the immigration system. Case application wait...
View ArticleOrigin of World’s Largest Migrant Population, India Seeks to Leverage...
With nearly 18 million nationals abroad, India is the origin of more international migrants than any other country and claims the world's largest diaspora. Indian emigration can be traced back to the...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
Need information about U.S. immigration trends or the makeup of the country's immigrant population? This useful, stats-rich article answers the most common questions about the size, shape, and changing...
View ArticleDigital Health Credentials and COVID-19: Can Vaccine and Testing Requirements...
Digital health credentials that verify a person’s COVID-19 vaccination, testing, or recovery status are a central part of efforts to restart international travel and migration. This report explores...
View ArticleFrance Reckons with Immigration Amid Reality of Rising Far Right
Over recent decades, France has sought to build a more selective immigration system that welcomes students and well-educated workers but enacts restrictions for asylum seekers. This country profile...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2021
Despite high hopes that international movement would be revived in 2021 after the deep chill in 2020 with designation of a global pandemic, cross-border mobility remained limited as migrants and...
View ArticleTowards Regional Governance on Migration and Forced Displacement: A Side...
On the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, this event co-sponsored by MPI examines tools and concrete actions taken on regional migration governance, best practices and lessons learned, and...
View ArticleTop Statistics on Global Migration and Migrants
Seeking some of the most commonly sought information on global migration trends? This useful, statistics-rich article draws on the most current data sources to offer a primer on international...
View ArticleMexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans are by far the largest immigrant group in the United States, accounting for nearly one-fourth of all immigrants. However their numbers have been declining and in 2021 there were 1 million...
View ArticleAfter 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 ArticleIndian Immigrants in the United States
Significant immigration from India to the United States began only after 1965, when the United States dropped national-origin quotas that favored Europeans. Today, Indians make up the nation's second...
View ArticleChinese Immigrants in the United States
The number of Chinese immigrants in the United States had grown swiftly for decades but shrank amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As a whole, Chinese immigrants tend to have more education and higher salaries...
View ArticleVenezuelan Immigrants in the United States
Venezuelans comprise one of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the United States, nearly tripling in size from 2010 to 2021. Much of this migration has been fueled by crisis in Venezuela, where...
View ArticleMigration, Integration, and Diaspora Engagement in the Caribbean: A Policy...
Although Caribbean migration is often discussed in terms of movement to North America and Europe, migration within the region has increased notably in recent years. With people on the move for work or...
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