Top 10 of 2017 – Issue #5: As Displacement Becomes Long-Term, Refugee Hosts...
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 ArticleBeyond Stock-Taking: The Path Ahead to a Global Compact for Migration
To reflect on the outcomes of the stocktaking meeting in December 2017 on the progress made towards conceptualizing the Global Compact for Migration, MPI hosted a conversation with Eva Åkerman Börje,...
View ArticleSocial Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating...
Following the arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers in Europe from 2015 onwards, many non-traditional actors—from tech start-ups to social enterprises—pioneered solutions to foster...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #3: European Leaders Pursue Migration Deals with North...
European leaders in 2017 pursued migration partnerships with North African countries, seeking to stem maritime arrivals across the Mediterranean. Italy struck a deal with Libya to provide support in...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #2: Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya...
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 ArticleImmigration under Trump: A Review of Policy Shifts in the Year Since the...
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made immigration the centerpiece of his campaign, offering a more detailed policy agenda than on any other issue. In the year since the election that propelled the...
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 ArticleMiddle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States
In 2016, nearly 1.2 million immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region lived in the United States. MENA immigration has picked up in recent decades, owing to war and worsening...
View ArticleIn the Age of Trump: Populist Backlash and Progressive Resistance Create...
As long-simmering passions related to federal immigration policies have come to a full boil, less noted but no less important debates are taking place at state and local levels with regards to policies...
View ArticleTrump’s First Year on Immigration Policy: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Looking back after one year in office, it is striking how just closely the Trump administration’s actions on immigration have hewed to priorities Donald Trump outlined in an uncommonly detailed policy...
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 ArticleMigration in Europe: What Trends to Watch in 2018?
This webinar looks ahead to what the major external and internal events affecting migration in Europe may be in 2018, and whether the European Union will be able to overcome internal challenges to...
View ArticleBorderline Irrelevant: Why Reforming the Dublin Regulation Misses the Point
European policymakers are fixated on reform of the Dublin Regulation, the contentious rules that carve up responsibility for asylum claims between EU states. They see it not only as a long-term...
View ArticleLife After Trauma: The Mental-Health Needs of Asylum Seekers in Europe
The mental health of asylum seekers has emerged as an important issue following the 2015-16 European migration and refugee crisis. Many asylum seekers suffer from depression, post-traumatic stress...
View ArticleCan New Digital and Pedagogical Innovations Help Bridge Education Gaps for...
Marking the release of an MPI Europe report, Mainstreaming 2.0: How Europe’s Education Systems Can Boost Migrant Inclusion, this webinar considers how future education systems and classroms might...
View ArticleMigration in Europe: What Trends to Watch in 2018?
Is 2018 the year that the European Union takes leadership on migration on the international stage, or where it focuses inwards on healing internal divisions and delivering on overdue migration and...
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 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 ArticleEffectively Serving Children in a Superdiverse Classroom: Implications for...
As the number and share of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) continues to grow across the United States, diversity within this population is also increasing. This webinar marks the release of a report...
View ArticleResponding to Early Childhood Education and Care Needs of Children of Asylum...
Marking the release of a new MPI report, this webinar examines the challenges and successes major host countries in Europe and North America are experiencing in providing high-quality early childhood...
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