The Basics
We hope you will find the resources here useful as you seek to learn more about the phenomenon of international migration and some of the 281 million people globally who live outside their country of birth.
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What Exactly Is Climate Migration?
When climate change shapes human movement in ways that are indirect, uneven, and hard to trace, what do researchers mean when they use the term "climate migration" — and what might that framing leave out?
A Passport to Opportunity: The Importance of Refugee Access to Travel Documents
Refugees are among the most mobile people on earth by necessity, yet the international system makes it nearly impossible for them to travel legally.
Haitian Immigrants in the United States
Nearly 731,000 Haitian immigrants lived in the United States in 2022, with many of them having fled cascading crises.
Is Climate Migration a Homeland Security Threat?
Climate change is not only reshaping where people live — it is also reordering the security landscape in the countries they move to.
Documenting the Migration Journey: African Kinship Dynamics in Europe
A Ghanaian farming tradition, a Nigerian woman with two identities, and a Dutch policy shift together tell the story of how African migrants adapt when the state denies them the right to move and work freely.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
The U.S. Vietnamese immigrant population grew through post-war refugee arrivals. More recently, family-based immigration has predominated.
The Power of Refugee Sponsorship: A Sponsor’s Story
An immigration lawyer in a small Minnesota farming town formed one of the first groups to sponsor a refugee family under the new U.S. Welcome Corps program, and this is what she learned.
Trapped Populations: When Climate Migration Isn’t Possible
When climate change threatens homes and livelihoods, who is left behind — and why?
Cuban Immigrants in the United States
Cuba's historic pace of emigration in 2022 far eclipsed the Mariel boatlift and is reshaping a long-established community in the United States, Florida in particular.
Managing Changing Migration Dynamics and Policies in West Africa for Regional Gain
Most migration in West Africa happens within West Africa, so what does regional migration governance look like and who is shaping it?
