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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.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
The United States had 44.5 million immigrants in 2017, with recent arrivals more likely to come from Asia than Mexico and the unauthorized population appearing to decline.
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 Conversation with António Vitorino, the Director General of the International Organization for Migration
In his first public address on his inaugural official visit to Washington, DC, IOM Director General António Vitorino discusses his vision for IOM; reforms in the UN system; coordination with other organizations in addressing humanitarian protection; and the operational steps IOM is taking to respond to forced migration and displacement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
