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The IELCE Program: Understanding Its Design and Challenges in Meeting Immigrant Learners’ Needs
The Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) program struggles to reach immigrant learners because entry barriers are high and enrollment low.
Naturalized Citizens in the United States
U.S. naturalization rates hit a decade low in fiscal year (FY) 2020, even as 9.1 million green-card holders were eligible to become U.S. citizens.
Translating Into Success: Key Features of U.S. State & Local Language Access Laws and Policies
MPI researchers examined common features and innovation found in a scan of state and local language access laws and policies in more than 40 states, and offered practical insights local governments can employ as linguistic diversity in their communities grows.
The Changing Concepts around Immigrant Integration
Integration frameworks have shifted from one-way assimilation to a two-way process. But measuring whether integration policies work remains an enduring challenge.
Part of a New Community: The Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in South America
Featuring the release of an MPI-International Organization for Migration analysis on the socioeconomic integration of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, this webinar explores the pace of Venezuelan integration considering evolving regional and national policies, the COVID-19 pandemic, and changing migration dynamics.
Solidarity in Isolation? Social cohesion at a time of physical distance
Lockdowns paused migrant integration in Europe, widened digital divides, and frayed social cohesion, while new local solidarity networks emerged but proved short-lived.
Prospects for a U.S. Legalization Program and the Unauthorized Immigrant Groups that Could Factor in the Debate
In light of President Biden's call on Congress to enact a sweeping immigration proposal that offers most unauthorized immigrants a pathway to citizenship, this discussion takes stock of various legalization options; unveils MPI estimates of subgroups within the unauthorized population, including DREAMers and essential workers; and examines the prospects of bipartisan support for any legislative efforts at immigration reform.
The Eurasian Economic Union: Repaving Central Asia’s Road to Russia?
The Eurasian Economic Union offers Central Asian migrants easier access to Russia’s labor market, at the cost of growing political and economic dependence on Moscow.
Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States: Stable Numbers, Changing Origins
As of 2018, the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States held at 11 million, with origins shifting away from Mexico toward Asia and Central America.
Building Welcome from the Ground up: European small and rural communities engaging in refugee resettlement
Small and rural European communities are increasingly resettling refugees and can do so successfully with tailored support and sustained coordination with national programmes.
