Diasporas

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on diasporas—defined here as emigrants and their descendants living outside their country of origin or ancestry who maintain ties to it.

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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.

Arrivals from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, depart a train in Moscow.

Building Climate Resilience through Migration in Thailand

Migration can build climate resilience in Thailand's vulnerable farming communities, but only under the right conditions.

New Approaches to Climate Change and Migration: Building the Adaptive Capacity of Mobile Populations

As climate change intensifies displacement, new policy frameworks are needed to build the adaptive capacity of mobile populations and fill shortcomings in governance.

People walk through a flooded area in Kiribati

Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Even after a sizeable decline following the Great Recession, Mexicans remain the largest immigrant in the United States. They face higher rates of poverty and lower health insurance coverage than immigrants overall.

Indian Immigrants in the United States

Indian immigrants tend to be highly educated—79 percent held a bachelor’s degree as of 2019, compared to 33 percent of the U.S. born.

Will International Migration Governance Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic?

COVID-19 exposed flaws in migration governance. The 2018 Global Compact for Migration provides a framework for crisis response and rebuilding lost livelihoods.

Southeastern Europe Looks to Engage its Diaspora to Offset the Impact of Depopulation

Southeastern Europe's dramatic depopulation, driven by decades of emigration, has pushed governments to look to their diasporas for remittances and investment.

The National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania features a large mosaic with nationalist imagery.

Haiti’s Painful Evolution from Promised Land to Migrant-Sending Nation

Once a refuge for the enslaved, Haiti is now a top migrant-sending country; its transformation was driven by U.S. occupation, political instability, and natural disasters.

Haitian Immigrants in the United States

Even as the number of Haitian immigrants in the United States rose to new levels in 2018, the population faces an uncertain legal future.

Filipino Immigrants in the United States

Just over 2 million Filipino immigrants lived in the United States as of 2019, with median household incomes of $93,000 and high educational attainment rates.