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West African Countries Offer Citizenship to Descendants of Enslaved Africans

West African governments are offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved Africans and other diaspora members as both a symbolic act of reparative justice and a practical strategy to attract investment, skills, and tourism.

A green passport from Ghana held in a person's hand.

Population Aging Is Here. Immigration Can Offer Half an Answer.

Immigration on its own cannot solve population aging, but five policy principles can help it play a more effective role in a broader demographic strategy.

People of different ethnic backgrounds engage in a lively discussion, against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour Bridge

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.

UK Border Patrol personnel in an inflatable boat

Spain and Latin America Take Diverging Paths on Regularization

Spain’s 2026 regularization drew nearly 1.2 million applications, even as many Latin American countries have pulled back from similar measures for Venezuelans.

España y América Latina siguen caminos divergentes en materia de regularización

El proceso de regularización de 2026 en España recibió cerca de 1,2 millones de solicitudes, aun cuando muchos países latinoamericanos han dado marcha atrás en medidas similares para los venezolanos.