Copyright and Use Policy
All content on this website, unless otherwise indicated, is copyrighted and proprietary to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) or MPI Europe. This also applies to MPI's digital magazine, the Migration Information Source.
While we welcome use of our work, you may need our written consent before you copy, reproduce, display, distribute, or use these materials — in whole or in part. This page lays out when you do and do not need permission to reproduce MPI or MPI Europe content, as well as how to request permission.
Any reuse of our work, whether permission is required or not, should be accompanied by citation of the MPI or MPI Europe original. Our preferred credit lines for different types of materials can be found below.
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How Do I Request Permission?
Publishers (academic and commercial)
Visit the Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) and search for the title or author(s) of the MPI or MPI Europe work you would like to reprint. Once you find the title, enter information about how you plan to reuse the materials. You will receive a quote for any applicable reprint/reuse fees and be able to complete the process through this site. If you do not see the title you are looking for, click here to complete a manual request form and a staff member will be in touch.
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Journalists
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How Should I Cite MPI Materials?
You are welcome to reference or cite MPI or MPI Europe materials and do not need permission to do so. Any type of reuse must be accompanied by a full citation. We recommend you include the following information in your citation:
- Report, article, data tool, or audio/video title
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- Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC; Migration Policy Institute Europe, Brussels; or Migration Information Source
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- URL for the material’s location on our website
The following are examples of how this might look:
Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, María Jesús Mora, and Diego Chaves-González, Rebuilding Lives in Guatemala: Understanding Returnee Profiles and Reintegration Challenges (Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 2026), www.migrationpolicy.org/research/guatemala-returnee-profiles-reintegration.
Muzaffar Chishti and Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, “From Last Resort to Intimidating Enforcement Tool: Denaturalization in the Trump Era,” Migration Information Source, June 24, 2026, www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-denaturalization-strip-citizenship.
If our material is being reprinted (e.g., in a journal, newspaper, book, or coursepack), we also ask that the following credit line appear, depending on the source of the material requested:
- For MPI material: Originally published by the Migration Policy Institute. MPI is an independent, nonpartisan think tank in Washington, DC, dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. (www.migrationpolicy.org)
- For MPI Europe material: Originally published by the Migration Policy Institute Europe. MPI Europe is an independent, nonpartisan research institute in Brussels that aims to provide a better understanding of migration in Europe and promote effective policymaking. (www.migrationpolicy.org)
- For Migration Information Source material (ISSN 1946-4037): Originally published by the Migration Information Source, the digital magazine of the Migration Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan think tank in Washington, DC, dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. (www.migrationinformation.org)
- For Migration Data Hub material: Originally published on the Migration Policy Institute's Migration Data Hub. (www.migrationpolicy.org/datahub)
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