New MPI Brief Looks at What Incoming Biden Administration’s Actions on...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden pledged in his campaign to reverse some of the most restrictive immigration actions undertaken during Donald Trump’s four years in office, including family...
View ArticleTransatlantic Council on Migration Report Examines Effects of COVID-19 on...
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic and the responses to it have left an indelible mark on families, communities and societies around the world. As infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to...
View ArticleMPI Europe report explores the promise of resettling refugees in small and...
BRUSSELS — The COVID-19 pandemic has brought ambitious plans for refugee resettlement in Europe to a near halt. When resettlement resumes, small and rural communities could play an important role in...
View ArticleU.S. Faces Key Opportunity to Reset Cooperation with Mexico and Central...
WASHINGTON — Migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States is an enduring, often shifting phenomenon that demands intelligent management. While the Trump administration focused heavily...
View ArticleFinal MPI Europe report for EU-FRANK project assesses future goals for...
BRUSSELS — In recent years, European countries have emerged as primary players in the refugee resettlement landscape, welcoming nearly half of all refugees resettled worldwide since 2017—up from just 8...
View ArticleDual Roles as Workers and Parents May Account for Steeper Decline in...
WASHINGTON — Fewer than half of all working-age immigrant women in the United States were employed in September, a 7 percentage point swing from their 53 percent employment rate in January before...
View ArticleMPI Welcomes Three Fellows with Distinguished Experience in Research and...
WASHINGTON — The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is pleased to announce the selection of three non-resident fellows from Latin America who will help the institute deepen its existing work and networks...
View ArticleMPI da la bienvenida a tres nuevos investigadores visitantes con experiencia...
Washington — El Migration Policy Institute (MPI) se agrada en anunciar la selección de tres investigadores visitantes de América Latina quienes ayudaran a profundizar su trabajo y redes en México,...
View ArticleAt Their Second Anniversary, the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration...
WASHINGTON — Two years after the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) at the UN General Assembly, the global landscape...
View ArticleThe Complex Relationship between Climate Change and Human Mobility Requires...
WASHINGTON — The relationship between climate change and human mobility is far more complex than is often portrayed. Despite tendencies to use the label climate migration, it is difficult to predict...
View ArticleEven as the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Remains Steady in Size,...
Fact Sheet Accompanied by Data Tool with Profiles of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population at U.S., State and Top County LevelsWASHINGTON — While the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United...
View ArticleMediating the Worst Impacts of Climate Change on Migration Requires Decisive...
WASHINGTON — While it is widely acknowledged that climate change can have direct and indirect impacts on human mobility, estimates of these flows are far harder to predict. This is especially true when...
View ArticleExpanded Use under Trump of the Attorney General’s Immigration Power...
WASHINGTON — While the Trump administration’s reliance on executive authority to achieve sweeping immigration changes across the federal government has long been examined, far less attention has been...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Need for Sustainable Reintegration...
WASHINGTON — As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, millions of migrants were stranded in the countries where they work and live, and countless others were expelled or returned voluntarily to their countries of...
View ArticleMPI Board of Trustees Selects New Chair and Officers
WASHINGTON — The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Board of Trustees has selected new officers, with Lidia Soto-Harmon and Warren Leiden elected Chair and Vice Chair respectively.Soto-Harmon, who is CEO...
View ArticleNew MPI Report Offers Estimates of DREAMers, Essential Workers and Other...
WASHINGTON — The legalization debate is back on the table, with President Joe Biden pledging on his first day in office to send Congress a measure to legalize the nation’s estimated 11 million...
View ArticleKey Statistics on Immigrants in the United States and Changing Immigration...
WASHINGTON — The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today published the latest version of its perennially popular resource, Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
View ArticleAs COVID-19 crisis triggers economic downturn, sustained investments to...
BRUSSELS — The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted labour markets across Europe and risks further entrenching existing weaknesses. However, the pandemic is not likely to fundamentally alter long-term labour...
View ArticleMPI Offers Estimates of the Number of Unauthorized Immigrants Who Could Be...
WASHINGTON — The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimates that nearly 3.3 million unauthorized immigrants who are Dreamers, farmworkers or holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), as well as...
View ArticleAt the Decade Mark of the Syrian Conflict and Displacement Crisis, New Report...
AMMAN and WASHINGTON — Ten years into Syria’s violent conflict, Syrians remain the largest refugee population worldwide, with nearly 5.5 million living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and the Kurdistan...
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