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House Bills Would Largely Dismantle Asylum System at U.S.-Mexico Border
Two 2018 House Republican bills would sharply curtail the U.S. asylum system by declaring Mexico a safe third country and eliminating protections for unaccompanied minors.
The Growth of the Radical Right in Nordic Countries: Observations from the Past 20 Years
Radical-right parties in the Nordic countries commanded close to 20 percent or more of the vote, and mainstream parties have yet to find a counterstrategy that works.
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.
“The Missing Piece in the Globalization Mosaic”: A Conversation with IOM Director General William Lacy Swing
After a decade at the helm of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Director General William Lacy Swing reflects on the migration landscape.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion Conference Report: Maintaining momentum and creating lasting change
Social innovations for refugee inclusion are maturing in Europe, but they need sustainable financing, better evaluation, and government and employer engagement to scale.
The New EU Migration-Related Fund Masks Deeper Questions over Policy Aims
The European Union's proposed 89.5 billion-euro external fund risks deepening conflict between migration management goals and development actors' poverty reduction focus.
Making Every Encounter Count: Using Peer Support to Improve Refugee Resettlement
Focused on the findings from MPI Europe's recent report, Scaling up Refugee Resettlement in Europe: The Role of Institutional Peer Support, this webinar examines major challenges facing refugee resettlement peer-support projects in Europe and how some of these obstacles have been overcome by providing the right tools and expertise.
Responding to Early Childhood Education and Care Needs of Children of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe and North America
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines the challenges and successes major host countries in Europe and North America are experiencing in providing high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children from refugee and asylum seeker families.
Responding to the ECEC Needs of Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and North America
Children of refugees face significant unmet early childhood education needs, and most of the nine European and North American countries studied lack coherent strategies to address them.
