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European Immigrants in the United States
About 4.8 million Europeans lived in the United States in 2016, accounting for just 11 percent of all immigrants, down dramatically from 75 percent in 1960.
For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows
Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, a green-card pathway for abused or abandoned children, is narrowing.
A South American Migration Crisis: Venezuelan Outflows Test Neighbors' Hospitality
The exodus from troubled Venezuela marks the fastest displacement crisis in Latin American history, overwhelming a patchwork of ad-hoc regional responses.
Immigrants in the U.S. States with the Fastest-Growing Foreign-Born Populations
From 2010 to 2016, 15 U.S. states saw their immigrant populations grow 15 percent or more, led by North Dakota, West Virginia, and South Dakota.
In Upholding Travel Ban, Supreme Court Endorses Presidential Authority While Leaving Door Open for Future Challenges
A divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Trump first-term travel ban. But the justices said they would require future bans be grounded in an evidentiary finding of harm.
Does Migration Increase Happiness? It Depends
Surveys of 36,000 migrants from 150+ countries, which fed into the 2018 World Happiness Report, show migration generally raises life satisfaction, but gains vary by origin and destination.
No Retreat: Climate Change and Voluntary Immobility in the Pacific Islands
Most Pacific Island communities threatened by climate change prefer to stay, viewing retreat as a last resort and immobility as an act of cultural self-determination.
Canadian Immigrants in the United States
Canadians account for a declining share of all U.S. immigrants. They do have above-average education, high incomes, and near-average naturalization as compared to other immigrants.
In Search of Safety, Growing Numbers of Women Flee Central America
Women from Central America face femicide and forced gang recruitment, and receive inadequate protection in the United States and upon return home.
Family Separation and “Zero-Tolerance” Policies Rolled Out to Stem Unwanted Migrants, But May Face Challenges
The April 2018 “zero-tolerance” policy criminalizing all irregular border crossers will strain courts and detention, with little evidence it will deter unauthorized arrivals.
