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Mexico at a Crossroads Once More: Emigration Levels Off as Transit Migration and Immigration Rise
Mexico's role is shifting as the country becomes a major transit country; remittances are increasing as is authorities’ detention of migrants.
A Century Later, Restrictive 1924 U.S. Immigration Law Has Reverberations in Immigration Debate
The 1924 Immigration Act's eugenics-influenced national-origin quotas reshaped U.S. demographics for decades and its core provisions still shape U.S. immigration law.
What Does It Take to Increase Refugees’ Access to Education and Work? Insights from Ethiopia
Ethiopia made sweeping promises to integrate 900,000 refugees into schools and workplaces; what changed on the ground?
Mapping Global Human Mobility in an Increasingly Complex World
Featuring the IOM Deputy Director General for Operations, this webinar explored trends of human mobility in a post-pandemic world, with climate change adding to the complexity of movements.
Converging Crises: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in South America
COVID-19 border closures deepened migrants' precarity in South America, excluding millions of displaced Venezuelans from jobs, legal status, and social protections in their host countries.
Diverging Paths: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in the Middle East and North Africa
COVID-19 sharpened divides in the MENA region: The mass departure of migrant workers allowed high-income Gulf states to pursue labor reforms, while North Africa and Lebanon faced compounding crises.
Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific
COVID-19 caused a prolonged mobility shutdown across Asia and the Pacific, devastating labor markets, tourism, and education. Migrants bore disproportionate burdens.
New York and Other U.S. Cities Struggle with High Costs of Migrant Arrivals
Record migrant arrivals have pushed U.S. cities to spend billions on shelter and services as federal aid falls far short and work authorization lags.
A Pragmatic Bet: The Evolution of Spain’s Immigration System
Spain has quietly built one of Europe's most inclusive immigration systems, using step-by-step regularization to integrate millions of immigrants, with limited political backlash.
Biden at the Two-Year Mark: Significant Immigration Actions Eclipsed by Record Border Numbers
Two years in, the Biden administration set a record pace of executive immigration actions, but high border encounters, court setbacks, and congressional inaction left its agenda unfinished.
