A Profile of Houston’s Diverse Immigrant Population in a Rapidly Changing...
The Houston metro area, home to 1.6 million immigrants, is diverse and rapidly growing. This report sketches the area's immigrant population, examining top origin countries, key socioeconomic measures,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: First Steps for Rescue
Faced with a growing case backlog in the U.S. asylum system and seeking to reduce humanitarian protection claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration has made efforts to narrow access to...
View ArticlePreparing Newcomers for the Jobs of Today and the Labor Markets of Tomorrow
This MPI Europe webinar will discuss two forthcoming reports that examine how governments can better equip newcomers—and indeed citizens—with the skills to thrive in the job markets of the future. And...
View ArticleAddressing the Intergenerational Mental Health Needs of Refugee Families with...
Experts on this webinar discuss efforts being undertaken in Maryland to serve refugee families with young children through tailored, trauma-informed approaches that address their specific mental health...
View ArticleTrump Administration’s New Indefinite Family Detention Policy: Deterrence Not...
As the Trump administration moves to be able to indefinitely detain parents and children intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border, whether illegal border crossers or asylum seekers, recent apprehension...
View ArticleThe U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: Charting a Way Forward
The United States has a long tradition of providing asylum to those in need. But in recent years, case backlogs have grown and many asylum seekers now wait years for a decision. This report examines...
View ArticleTech Jobs for Refugees: Assessing the Potential of Coding Schools for Refugee...
Faced with an aging workforce and growing skill shortages in the IT sector, some German policymakers and industry experts have seized on the idea that recently arrived refugees could be a natural fit...
View ArticleThe U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: First Steps for Rescue
Speakers, including report authors, discuss the findings from an MPI report that analyzes the factors that have brought the U.S. asylum system to a crisis point. During the discussion, the authors...
View ArticlePreparing Newcomers for the Jobs of Today and the Labor Markets of Tomorrow
This Migration Policy Institute Europe webinar examines possible scenarios for how social, economic, and technological trends could affect jobs, labor market policy, education and social policies, and...
View ArticleSurviving vs. Thriving: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Adult Education for...
Marking the release of an MPI brief that articulates a new adult education program model, this webinar will feature a discussion among immigration and legal services, adult education, and digital...
View ArticleBalancing Acts: Policy Frameworks for Migrant Return and Reintegration
In recent years, questions of whether, when, and how to return failed asylum seekers and other migrants to their origin countries have dominated migration debates in many countries. These issues were...
View ArticleThree Things the European Union Can Do to Support Private Sponsorship for...
Amid disagreement over the appropriate way to manage European borders and grant access to asylum, there is one policy priority that has support across (most) Member States and the institutions of the...
View ArticleCan Uganda’s Breakthrough Refugee-Hosting Model Be Sustained?
Uganda is the third largest refugee-hosting nation in the world, with more than 1 million refugees arriving in the last two years. Amid strong public solidarity for displaced neighbors, the government...
View ArticleChildMove: A Discussion on the Project Following Unaccompanied Young Refugees...
A discussion of the project ChildMove, which will provide vital new research into the experiences of young unaccompanied refugees and migrants who have travelled across Europe.
View ArticleAsylum Reform, Not Troops, Is the Solution to Current Border Reality
Asylum reform, not the "shock-and-awe" deployment of thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to deal with the migrant caravan, represents the real path to addressing the current realities of...
View ArticleIn Search of a New Equilibrium: Immigration Policymaking in the Newest Era of...
In many recent European and U.S. elections, candidates touting nativist populist and anti-immigrant platforms have enjoyed rising support. As populism moves from the fringes into the mainstream, this...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Policy Context for Migrant Return and Reintegration
In advance of the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration and its commitment to facilitate the return, readmission, and reintegration of migrants, this webinar will...
View ArticleSessions: The Trump Administration’s Once-Indispensable Man on Immigration
In less than two years as Attorney General, Jeff Sessions oversaw wide-reaching changes to the U.S. immigration system. Even as the zero-tolerance policy, fights with "sanctuary" cities, and DACA...
View ArticleThe Emerging Crisis: Is Famine Returning as a Major Driver of Migration?
Despite long study of famine, there is a remarkable lack of research about the linkages between mass starvation and migration. Among the unanswered questions: Does migration mitigate starvation or...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Policy Context for Migrant Return and Reintegration
In advance of the December 2018 adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, which includes a commitment to facilitate the return and reintegration of migrants, this webinar...
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