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What Can Latin America Learn from Brazil’s Pragmatic, Politically Durable Migration Approach?
Brazil’s migration approach, which has endured across ideologically varied administrations, offers a model for other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, centering jobs, interiorization, and legal status for newcomers.
¿Qué puede aprender América Latina del enfoque migratorio de Brasil, su pragmatismo y continuidad política?
El enfoque migratorio de Brasil, que ha mantenido su continuidad bajo gobiernos de distintas orientaciones ideológicas, ofrece lecciones para otros países de América Latina y el Caribe al centrarse en el empleo, la integración en distintas zonas del país y la regularización migratoria de los recién llegados.
Head Start Changes Would Harm Dual Language Learners and Their Families
The Trump administration's proposed changes to Head Start, which include a mandate for English-only instruction, threaten Dual Language Learners (DLLs), who comprise one-third of all enrollees.
Following Years of High Border Arrivals, the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Hits New Peak
MPI estimates the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population reached a new peak of 15.8 million as of mid-2024, after holding steady at around 11 million throughout the 2010s.
A New Prime Minister, a New Deal: Time for an ambitious UK–EU pact on small boats
The arrival of a new UK Prime Minister offers a window to strike an ambitious UK-EU deal on Channel crossings, trading increased returns for humanitarian routes from Europe.
The Future of Reintegration Is a Key Missing Piece in Europe’s Focus on Returns
As EU return policy tightens, reintegration is being overlooked—including the need for more coherent strategies and locally embedded systems.
The Immigration Debate America Needs—and Is Not Having
Immigration is central to America’s economic future, yet debate fixates on border crises and policy failures instead of how a modern legal immigration system could power U.S. competitiveness.
Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth
President Donald Trump's second-term curbs on legal immigration, spanning visas, refugees, and family reunification, could meaningfully slow U.S. population growth.
U.S. Third-Country Deportation Agreements Are More About Fear than Numbers
The Trump administration's third-country deportation agreements with 27 governments represent a small share of U.S. removals. But fear may be their main function.
Post-Maduro, a Measured Approach to Venezuelan Migration Is More Essential than Ever
Facing a post-Maduro future for Venezuela, most of the nearly 8 million Venezuelans abroad are cautiously waiting, and many are likely to keep building lives in their host country. In this uncertain context, governments should prioritize sustained regularization and integration over returns, genuine regional coordination, and renewed financing, this short read argues.
