EU Migration Partnerships: A Work in Progress
In 2016, the European Union announced with fanfare a new Migration Partnership Framework to inform cooperation with countries of origin and transit. While the bloc has long recognized collaboration as...
View ArticleIncreased Focus on Forced Return of Migrants and Asylum Seekers Puts Many in...
Governments on the receiving end of migrants and refugees reinforced their commitment to returns in 2017, sending or coercing migrants to move back to impoverished or violent homelands. The Dominican...
View ArticleAs Displacement Becomes Long-Term, Refugee Hosts Grapple with New Normal
Millions of displaced people were unable to return home in 2017, and countless others found themselves newly displaced. Targeted violence in Myanmar caused more than 624,000 Rohingya to flee to...
View ArticleSurge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya Spurs World's...
More than 630,000 Rohingya refugees had crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar during the last quarter of 2017, fleeing targeted violence by the Burmese military. This displacement, resulting from what...
View ArticleThe State of the World on Migration – Vitorino & Papademetriou Discuss...
This MPI Europe discussion brings together two of the most experienced thinkers on migration policy— António Vitorino and Demetrios G. Papademetriou—to explore what will be needed over the next years...
View ArticleAustralia: A Welcoming Destination for Some
Immigration has driven economic and social development in Australia for more than two centuries. Even as more than one-fourth of the country’s population is foreign born and Australia ranks third among...
View ArticleFilipino Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.9 million Filipinos lived in the United States in 2016, making them the fourth-largest immigrant group. Compared to the foreign-born population overall, Filipinos are more likely to get...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters
This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use guide includes more than...
View ArticleNo Retreat: Climate Change and Voluntary Immobility in the Pacific Islands
While media and academic discussions of "climate refugees" paint a picture of mass displacement of millions, in reality many communities vulnerable to climate change may choose to stay as a result of...
View ArticleWhen Disaster Strikes: Responding to Migrants Caught in Crises
Migrants displaced by crisis do not benefit from international protection the way that refugees do. This article examines the experiences of labor migrants amid manmade and natural disasters in the...
View ArticleIndonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia, which has a long history as a major origin for migrant labor in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, more recently has reluctantly found itself a transit and destination country, including for...
View ArticleIntensifying Focus on Migrant Returns Takes a More Global Stage
Questions of how, when, and under what conditions migrants and asylum seekers can be returned to their origin countries have featured prominently in international discussions of migration in 2018....
View ArticleCompeting Approaches to Selecting Economic Immigrants: Points-Based vs....
National systems for selecting skilled foreign workers have evolved in two directions: Points-based systems in which governments select economic immigrants based on labor and human-capital...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the Australian System for Selecting Economic Immigrants
Since the mid-1990s, Australia has moved away from a focus on family reunification to place greater emphasis on workers coming via temporary and permanent channels. The evolution of the country's...
View ArticleStart-Up Visas: A Passport for Innovation and Growth?
Over the last decade, a number of governments have launched start-up visa programs in the hopes of attracting talented immigrant entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas. With the track record for...
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 ArticleAfrican Countries Relax Short-Term Visa Policies for Chinese in Sign of...
China has been Africa’s largest trading partner since 2009, and as commerce and investment have increased, so have flows of people in both directions. With an estimated 1 million to 2 million Chinese...
View ArticleChronicling Migration in the 21st Century Through One Family's Journey
This event marked the launch of New York Times reporter Jason DeParle's book tracing the arc of migration as a phenomenon, witnessed through three decades observing a particular Filipino family moving...
View ArticleChronicling Migration in the 21st Century Through One Family’s Journey
Marking the launch of New York Times reporter Jason DeParle's book tracing the arc of migration and its impacts through the life of an extended family of Filipino migrants over a three-decade period,...
View ArticleThe Multicultural Dilemma: Amid Rising Diversity and Unsettled Equity Issues,...
New Zealand drew global attention for its unity and support for the Muslim community targeted during the horrific Christchurch attacks. Yet the country's road to inclusion has been far from...
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