Events

Bali Forum on Skill Mobility in the ASEAN: Progressing Towards the ASEAN Economic Community and Charting a Post 2015 Vision at the National Level

The launch of  a joint ADB/MPI initiative to better understand the barriers to freer movement of professionals within ASEAN and develop strategies to gradually overcome these hurdles. 

Variations in In-State Tuition, Financial Aid, and Scholarship Policies for Unauthorized Youth

This webinar discusses the patchwork policies that states have on unauthorized immigrants and in-state tuition, financial aid and other benefits, and the implications for unauthorized immigrant youth seeking two- and four-year college degrees.

Achieving Skill Mobility in the ASEAN Economic Community: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Implications

The Immigration Act of 1965: Then and Now

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, a symposium with distinguished experts on the political and policy dynamics that came together to make the law possible, how it changed the U.S. legal immigration system and the country's demographics, and what these and other changes mean for the nation’s future.

Overcoming WIOA’s Barriers to Immigrant and Refugee Adult Learners

A webinar examining aspects of the implementation at state and local levels of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that may limit immigrant integration, along with a discussion on strategies that may help ensure more equitable access for immigrants and refugees to services provided under the law.  

A Discussion on the Effects of Asian Labor Migration on the Health of Left-Behind Children

This event explores the social and health impacts of international labour migration on the children who remain at home when one or both their parents emigrate.

Left Behind: How the Well-Being of Children Is Affected by Parental Deportation

Report release where authors discuss the effects of parental deportation on the children of immigrants, the related needs for health and social services, and U.S. policy responses to protect these children.

Simply No Consensus: Can the EU respond to continued refugee flows?

A webinar/call with senior officials from some of the EU Member States to discuss their differing perspectives on the current refugee crisis.

What's New in Farm Labor? Immigration and the Agricultural Sector

An expert discussion on the findings of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) related to immigrants, along with an overview of farm labor in 2015 and discussion on how current and possible future immigration policies might impact immigrant workers in the agricultural sector.

Exploring Innovative Ideas to Strengthen the Global Protection System

An discussion examining the huge strains on the global protection system and how it can better respond to protracted refugee situations and other long-term displacement, focusing on the conclusions of the Transatlantic Council on Migration's recent meeting, Beyond Asylum: Rethinking Protection Policies to Meet Sharply Escalating Needs.