Asylum Seekers

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.

Creatividad Dentro de la Crisis: Opciones Legales para Inmigrantes Venezolanos en América Latina

Convocamos un seminario en línea (webinar) en español en la ocasión del lanzamiento del informe, Creatividad dentro de la crisis: opciones legales para inmigrantes venezolanos en América Latina, que describe donde se han radicado los migrantes venezolanos; las medidas que han utilizado los gobiernos latinoamericanos para regularizar el estatus legal de los migrantes venezolanos; y los esfuerzos por integrar a los recién llegados en sus nuevas comunidades de residencia.

Building the Foundations for Inclusion: What does the future hold for immigrant integration in Europe?

This conference, which is part of MPI Europe's Integration Futures Working Group initiative, explored what the future holds for immigrant integration in Europe and the challenges policymakers will likely face.

A Wall Cannot Fix Problems at Border; Smart Solutions for Asylum Crisis Can

Rather than spend $5.7 billion on a wall, it would be far more effective to use the money to retool an overwhelmed U.S. asylum system and tackle the factors propelling Central Americans to flee.