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Policy Solutions to Address Crisis at Border Exist, But Require Will and Staying Power to Execute
A range of policy responses would more effectively address the complex factors fueling Central American migration than closing the U.S.-Mexico border and cutting off aid to Central America.
Remain in Mexico Plan Echoes Earlier U.S. Policy to Deter Haitian Migration
The Remain in Mexico policy echoes 1980s and 1990s Haitian interdiction strategies, with key legal distinctions that may determine whether it survives court challenge.
Mexican Migration to Canada: Temporary Worker Programs, Visa Imposition, and NAFTA Shape Flows
Mexicans represent a small but growing population in Canada, including as temporary farm workers. Imposition in 2009 of a visa requirement for Mexicans halved their arrivals.
Protection and Reintegration: Mexico Reforms Migration Agenda in an Increasingly Complex Era
The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shifted from enforcement to protection as asylum claims and U.S. deportations surged.
A New Migration Policy for A New Era: A Conversation with Mexico's Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero
On her first official trip to Washington, DC in the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who took office on November 30, Interior Secretary Olga Sánchez Cordero offers remarks on Mexico’s new approach to migration policy.
A Fragile Situation: Will the Syrian Refugee Swell Push Lebanon Over the Edge?
Lebanon had the world's highest per-capita refugee ratio in 2019—with one in four residents Syrian or Palestinian. This reality challenged an economy already burdened by high poverty and public debt.
On the Move in a War Zone: Mixed Migration Flows to and through Yemen
Despite civil war in Yemen, Horn of Africa migration from and through the war-torn country surged.
Strengthening Refugee Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
With 85 percent of the world's 25.4 million refugees in low- and middle-income countries as of 2017, development actors must help close critical protection gaps.
Creative Policy Responses in Latin America to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis
With more than 3 million Venezuelans having fled their country in crisis, this event features the release of an MPI-OAS report that examines the creative responses that host countries in Latin America are providing. These include the opening of legal pathways to residence, access to formal labor markets, and greater use of forms of ID for recognition. This discussion focuses on the responses, along with the challenges and opportunities ahead as Latin America integrates one of the fastest and largest streams of refugees and migrants.
