Ireland

Building Refugee-Inclusive Labour Mobility Pathways: A visa evaluation framework

This visa evaluation framework can help policymakers assess work visa accessibility for well-qualified refugees, permitting them to tap a underutilised pool of talent to fill labour gaps.

A woman in Amman smiles after completing a form

A Small Country with a Huge Diaspora, Ireland Navigates Its New Status as an Immigration Hub

Ireland has rapidly shifted from a country of mass emigration to immigrant destination, but higher asylum arrivals, a housing crisis, and far-right pressure are testing its traditionally open posture.

Globally, Voting Rights Have Increased for Immigrants and Emigrants

Voting rights for immigrants and emigrants have grown significantly worldwide—but access remains uneven, shaped by legal status, residency requirements, and governments' shifting definitions of belonging.

Supporting Self-Sufficiency: Considerations for refugees’ transition out of sponsorship and complementary pathways programmes

Refugees transitioning out of volunteer-based sponsorship programmes face mismatched expectations and structural gaps that undermine their long-term self-sufficiency.

Iraqi and Swedish families paired in Sweden's community sponsorship program

European Immigrants in the United States

Once the leading source of immigrants to the United States, Europeans made up just 10 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2022. War in Ukraine pushed more Ukrainians to the United States.

A celebration for the Feast of San Gennaro in New York's Little Italy

From Safe Homes to Sponsors: Lessons from the Ukraine hosting response for refugee sponsorship programmes

Europe’s hosting response for Ukrainians offers lessons for refugee sponsorship, from simpler procedures and matching to stronger safeguards for hosts and guests.

Ukraine flag hanging from an apartment building in the Netherlands

Attracting, Retaining, and Diversifying Sponsors for Refugees in Community Sponsorship Programmes

European refugee sponsorship programmes fell far short of targets due to narrow outreach, burdensome requirements, and weak retention. To scale, they will need fundamental redesign.

Syrian family and an Irish volunteer in a community sponsorship program

Promoting the Inclusion of Europe’s Migrants and Minorities in Arts and Culture

Europe's cultural institutions trail societal diversity. Anti-racism movements and the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened the push to include migrants and minorities in the arts.

Four refugee artists stand with art they have created that will be shown at the Venice Biennale

Managing the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19

Global migration fell 46 percent in the first half of 2020. This report examines the COVID-19 pandemic's economic toll on migration systems and paths toward recovery.

Travelers arrive at a U.S. airport wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Next Generation of Refugee Resettlement in Europe: Ambitions for the future and how to realise them

Europe now resettles nearly half of all refugees globally and must leverage its growing capacity to build ambitious, evidence-driven programmes, despite COVID-19 disruptions.