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Biden’s Mixed Immigration Legacy: Border Challenges Overshadowed...

The Biden administration took significantly more executive actions on immigration than its predecessors, including during Donald Trump's first term, although it has been unable to escape criticism for...

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The Biden Legacy on Immigration: A Complex Picture

As the Biden administration draws to a close, this webinar examines the Biden record on border management, legal immigration, and refugee resettlement, among other aspects. The speakers will assess the...

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Legal Pathways and Enforcement: What the U.S. Safe Mobility Strategy Can...

The Biden administration's ambitious migration management strategy, which combined increased regional cooperation and expanded lawful pathways with a more orderly system for border arrivals, eventually...

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Exploring Refugees’ Intentions to Return to Ukraine: Data Insights and Policy...

The European response to displacement from Ukraine has been unprecedented. Yet as the war has stretched on, uncertainty has grown about whether and when refugees will be able to return home. This...

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Charting a Smart Agenda for Managing Climate Migration

Drawing from a series of MPI policy briefs that chart an agenda for policymakers to manage climate mobility, this expert discussion offers concrete examples of how governments across the globe can...

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To Stay or Go: Factors Shaping Ukrainian Refugees’ Intentions Whether to...

Despite the ongoing war and heavy destruction across Ukraine, an estimated 1 million Ukrainians had returned to their country as of August 2024. On this webinar, experts discuss what shape refugees’...

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The Complicated Reality of Syrians’ Return

While the fall of the al-Assad regime is a seismic moment, it may be premature for sizable numbers of Syrians to return after years abroad—as some host countries want. Conditions remain unstable and...

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The Future of Complementary Pathways: Paving the Way for Growth

Experts explore the steps that can be taken to unlock further growth and overcome obstacles to scaling various refugee sponsorship initiatives and complementary pathway schemes, including education and...

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Emerging and Established Efforts by States to Expand Language Access

Government officials from Colorado, Michigan, and New York discuss how their states’ language access efforts have evolved, how they are structured, and what innovative approaches they have undertaken...

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The Biden Legacy on Immigration: A Complex Picture

As the Biden administration draws to a close, this webinar examined the Biden record on border management, legal immigration, and refugee resettlement, among other aspects. Speakers assessed the Biden...

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One of the World’s Largest Refugee Populations, Afghans Have Faced Increasing...

Iran, host to the world's largest refugee population, has long served as a refuge for Afghans escaping instability and conflict. The government welcomed refugees and other migrants from Afghanistan and...

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Jimmy Carter and Immigration: A Wide-Ranging Legacy That Remains Relevant Today

The passing of the nation’s 39th president has sparked numerous assessments of the Carter presidency, yet few have focused on the wide-ranging legacy that Jimmy Carter left in the immigration realm....

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21st Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference

With immigration at the heart of competing policy proposals for the future of the United States, 2024's Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured smart discussions of some of the most important...

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With “Shock and Awe,” the Second Trump Term Opens with a Bid to Strongly...

Within hours of his second inauguration, President Donald Trump moved to dramatically reshape U.S. immigration enforcement and policy. The changes set the stage for mass deportations, all but foreclose...

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Stories of Climate Change and Migration to the U.S.-Mexico Border

This episode of the Changing Climate, Changing Migration podcast speaks with Julia Neusner, a lawyer and researcher with the International Refugee Assistance Project who has conducted surveys and...

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The Unauthorized Immigrant Population Expands amid Record U.S.-Mexico Border...

The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population stood at 13.7 million as of mid-2023. The result of strong U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic and displacement in Latin America, the increase in the...

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Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has grown quickly, amid a spiraling economic and political crisis in Venezuela that resulted in the exodus of millions of Venezuelans, most...

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Inmigrantes venezolanos en Estados Unidos

La población de inmigrantes venezolanos en Estados Unidos ha crecido rápidamente en los últimos años, en medio de la creciente crisis económica y política en Venezuela. Aproximadamente la mitad de los...

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Norway: Rising Immigration in a Welfare State

Norway has transformed from a historically homogeneous society to one where one-fifth of residents are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Economic opportunities, a strong welfare state, and...

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Policy Paradox: How Robust Host-Country Support for Ukrainian Refugees Can...

European governments hosting Ukrainian refugees have an opportunity to craft policies that deepen local inclusion while also fortifying Ukrainians if they seek to return home. By prioritizing...

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