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The Nascent Architecture for Managing U.S. Border Arrivals Shows Promise

While unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted in 2024, improving on these results requires immigration strategies that go far beyond the border. A new architecture for managing migration implemented over the past three years is fragile but holds promise and represents a necessary direction, this commentary argues.

Leaders at 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue

U.S. Legal Pathways for Mexican and Central American Immigrants, by the Numbers

Family ties, H-2 seasonal work visas, and humanitarian parole are the main U.S. legal pathways for Mexican and Central American immigrants.

Building on Regular Pathways to Address Migration Pressures in the Americas

Despite a rich history of regular immigration pathways, the Americas still struggle with irregular migration. Hemispheric cooperation and reformed mobility agreements are needed.

Venezuelan mother and son embrace at a reception center in Brazil

Construyendo vías regulares para abordar presiones migratorias en el hemisferio occidental

A pesar de una rica historia de vías regulares, el hemisferio sigue luchando con la migración irregular. Se necesitan cooperación hemisférica y acuerdos reformados.

The Limits of the Go-It-Alone Approach: U.S. Migration Management Increasingly Requires Other Countries’ Cooperation

As border flows grow more global and diverse, the United States increasingly depends on the cooperation of Mexico and other countries to manage migration.

Climate Migration 101: An Explainer

Climate change is reshaping migration globally—but most displacement remains internal and temporary, and no international legal framework protects those forced to move.

A woman and child walk in the Somali region of Ethiopia.

Migration Narratives in Northern Central America

Experts examined migration narratives from 2018-2023 and how they have been used to justify policy approaches or incentivize mobility decisions.

Central American migrant resting at Casa del Migrante in Tecun Uman, Guatemala

Narrativas Migratorias en el Norte de Centroamérica

Los expertos analizaron las narrativas sobre migración de 2018 a 2023 y cómo se usaron para justificar enfoques de políticas o incentivar decisiones de movilidad.

Inmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos

Los 3.8 millones de inmigrantes centroamericanos en Estados Unidos en 2021 se enfrentan a importantes barreras socioeconómicas, mientras que el elevado número de llegadas a la frontera y la dependencia de las remesas indican un estrechamiento de los lazos regionales.

Banderas de las naciones centroamericanas en una marcha en San Diego.

Migration Narratives in Northern Central America: How Competing Stories Shape Policy and Public Opinion in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

A study of 2018–22 migration narratives in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador found government deterrence messaging misaligned with community realities.