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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Korean Immigrants in the United States
Korean immigrants in the United States tend to be highly educated, naturalized U.S. citizens, and earn high incomes.
Fiji on the Front Lines of Climate Mobility
Few nations have experienced climate hazards as directly as Fiji, and perhaps none have planned more proactively to relocate communities away from vulnerable places. Yet for many Fijians, the choice to leave home is a difficult one.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans remain the largest immigrant group in the United States, but their numbers have declined in recent years.
How the World Is Learning to Respond Collectively to Climate Displacement
The coordinated global response to climate change-driven displacement is relatively new and continuing to evolve. Where do things stand?
Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?
Sudan is experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, but why is the crisis is overlooked, what are the regional spillover effects, and what would an effective international response require?
Syrian Immigrants in the United States
The Syrian immigrant population in the United States doubled to 122,000 during the Syrian civil war, which raged from 2011 into 2024. Still, Syrians were less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. immigrants.
When Sports and U.S. Immigration Policy Collide
How will Trump-era immigration crackdowns, travel bans, and visa hurdles shape who gets to experience the 2026 World Cup in person?
Climate Change Is Making People Sick. Can Migration Help?
How does climate-driven migration reshape people’s health risks—and what does it mean for already stretched healthcare systems?
America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now?
When Cuba faces blackouts, shortages, and vanishing legal pathways, how will Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe respond to growing Cuban displacement?
What Future for Cuban Migrants?
María José Espinosa Carrillo, Executive Director of the Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas (CEDA), analyzes potential future migration patterns from Cuba as the United States closes its door.
