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Welcoming Venezuelan Migrants, Innovations in Integration Policies in Colombia
Speakers examined issues of integration and social cohesion in Colombia, and explored how the international community could support countries receiving significant numbers of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in 2021.
The Challenges of Humanitarian Protection in the 21st Century
Could private sponsorship programs, refugee labor visas, and the Global Compact on Refugees scale fast enough to offset the political forces working to shut refugees out?
Once Primarily an Origin for Refugees, Ethiopia Experiences Evolving Migration Patterns
Ethiopia is simultaneously one of Africa's largest refugee hosts and a major origin for irregular labor migrants, a duality shaped by decades of conflict, poverty, and geography.
African Migration through the Americas: Drivers, Routes, and Policy Responses
African migrants increasingly transit the Americas via the Darién Gap, though COVID-19 disrupted flows in 2020. Coordinated regional policy responses are needed.
How We Talk about Migration: The Link between Migration Narratives, Policy, and Power
Migration narratives shape public attitudes towards immigrants and policy. Framing, word choice, and messenger credibility each influence the politics of immigration.
Migración africana a través del continente americano: impulsores, rutas y respuestas normativas
Las detenciones de migrantes africanos en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México alcanzaron 5,000 en 2019; se requieren respuestas regionales coordinadas.
It Is Too Simple to Call 2021 a Record Year for Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border
While there were more encounters of migrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization during fiscal 2021 than any prior year, this does not necessarily mean that more migrants were intercepted or illicitly entered the country than was the case 21 years ago, a new commentary explains.
Haitian Migration through the Americas: A Decade in the Making
Haitian migration to the U.S. border reflects a decade of hemispheric movement shaped by the 2010 earthquake, shifting host-country policies, and racial discrimination.
18th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The 2021 annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured a keynote conversation with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and top experts analyzing immigration in the early months of the Biden administration.
From Immigrant Detention to a More Effective U.S. Immigration Custody System
The sprawling U.S. immigration detention system has long been controversial for its conditions of care, detention numbers, and costs. This discussion provides a vision for a reimagined immigration custody system.
