The Tech Turn in Refugee Protection and Integration: New Solutions or Hot Air?
On this webinar, speakers will explore the recent involvement of the tech sector in refugee protection and integration, and discuss the broader digital infrastructure needs of refugee camps and services.
View ArticleSub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States
The population of sub-Saharan African immigrants in the United States has grown rapidly in recent decades, from 130,000 in 1980 to 1.7 million in 2015. The current flow of immigrants from sub-Saharan...
View ArticleA Global Broadband Plan for Refugees
Now, more than ever, mobile and Internet connectivity play a crucial role in helping refugees stay safe, build livelihoods, and keep in touch with family. Yet many face challenges in getting and...
View ArticleStrife Abroad, Responses at Home: Muslims in the West and Conflict Spillover
A number of high-profile terrorist attacks in the West have raised questions about why geopolitical events sometimes trigger strong, violent reactions in certain diaspora communities, but not in...
View ArticleThe Tech Turn in Refugee Protection and Integration: New Solutions or Hot Air?
This MPI webinar explores the recent “tech turn” in refugee protection and integration, and considers whether the tech community's interventions in this area are likely to have a lasting impact....
View ArticleBuilding an Evidence Base to Support Refugee Resettlement
This webinar examines critical gaps in the research and evaluation of refugee resettlement programs and recommendations for improving evidence gathering and knowledge sharing between resettlement...
View ArticleTaking Stock of Refugee Resettlement: Policy Objectives, Practical Tradeoffs,...
With displacement at a record high, governments around the world are looking for ways to jumpstart, expand, or maximize the impact of their refugee resettlement programs. Yet the evidence base...
View ArticleBuilding an Evidence Base to Support Refugee Resettlement
Marking the release of an MPI Europe report commissioned as part of the EU-FRANK project, this webinar examines critical gaps in the research and evaluation of refugee resettlement programs and...
View ArticleHow Are Refugees Faring? Integration at U.S. and State Levels
Approximately 3 million refugees have been admitted to the United States since 1980, with most entering employment quickly and making substantial gains toward integration over time. Yet national...
View ArticleRefugees and Asylees in the United States
The United States has historically led the world on refugee resettlement, and today remains the top country, having resettled approximately 85,000 refugees in fiscal 2016. It also granted asylum status...
View ArticleWeathering Crisis, Forging Ahead: Swedish Asylum and Integration Policy
As the number of asylum seekers arriving in Sweden each month climbed to the tens of thousands in late 2015, the Swedish asylum system reached a breaking point. Arrivals have since slowed, but the...
View Article14th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
In a year when immigration policy is prominent in the headlines, the 14th annual conference will offer timely policy and legal analysis on U.S. immigration policy, with expert discussion on topics...
View ArticleThe International Migration System: Reflections on the Challenges and...
A reflection by MPI's co-founder, Demetrios Papademetriou, as he takes leave from his day-to-day role at MPI on the challenges and opportunities ahead for international migration systems over the next...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court’s Opinion on the Revised Trump Executive Order: What Does...
Legal analysis of the Supreme Court’s opinion allowing aspects of a controversial Trump administration executive order to take effect has largely focused on the travel ban on certain nationals from six...
View ArticleCuban Migration: A Postrevolution Exodus Ebbs and Flows
The Cuban Revolution unleashed a massive exodus from the island. Cuba is now among the top origin countries of immigrants in the United States—where for decades they have received preferential...
View ArticleStrengthening Mexico’s Protection of Central American Unaccompanied Minors in...
Mexico has apprehended more than 50,000 unaccompanied children since 2014 and introduced ambitious reforms to safeguard their rights. Yet the gap between policy and reality is wide: Most are held in...
View ArticleThinking Outside the Camp: Syrian Refugees in Istanbul
Turkey has been on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis from the beginning. The vast majority of Turkey's nearly 3.2 million Syrian asylum seekers live in cities, putting pressure on the limited...
View ArticleOutsourcing Migration Management: The Role of the Western Balkans in the...
Hundreds of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers reached Europe via the Western Balkans route during the peak of the migration crisis. While Balkan countries initially facilitated movements...
View ArticleJuan Osuna: A Tribute to an Indispensable Person
In this personal tribute, MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner honors Juan Osuna, who died in August 2017 after his recent retirement as Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the...
View ArticleFrom Emigration to Asylum Destination, Italy Navigates Shifting Migration Tides
Long a country of emigration—13 million Italians went abroad between 1880 and 1915—Italy has also experienced significant inflows of Middle Eastern and sub-Saharan African workers in recent decades....
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