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Domestic Workers: Little Protection for the Underpaid
Female migrant domestic workers in Arab states face abuse, wage theft, and exclusion from labor law with little recourse.
U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights
U.S. detention of asylum seekers expanded after 2001, causing tension with international standards that treat detention as a last resort.
Human Rights Strengthen Migration Policy Framework
International human rights law offers a principled framework for managing migration equitably, covering admission, treatment, and removal of noncitizens.
Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights
The Palermo Protocols distinguish trafficking from smuggling, but the line is difficult to apply, leaving many migrants underprotected.
Protecting Migrant Workers in a Globalized World
Globalization has outpaced international labor protections for many migrant workers, leaving women, temporary workers, and irregular migrants particularly vulnerable.
Presidential Budget, State of the Union Address Immigration Issues
President George W. Bush proposed major immigration enforcement increases in his FY 2006 budget.
Migrants' Human Rights: From the Margins to the Mainstream
Long sidelined in international law, migrants' rights advanced in the 1990s through new treaties and UN mechanisms.
Migrants' Human Rights: Could GATS Help?
The General Agreement in Trade and Services (GATS) Mode 4 offers potential to advance migrant workers' rights.
Biometrics, Migrants, and Human Rights
Biometric border controls raise privacy and discrimination concerns for migrants, with little evidence they curb terrorism or unauthorized migration.
Promise and Prospects of the UN's Convention on Migrant Workers
Thirteen years after passage, the UN Migrant Workers Convention had just 27 signatories, with major migrant-receiving countries notably absent.