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Controversial EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Faces Possibility of Overhaul

The rapid expansion, fraud scandals, and Regional Center controversy of the EB-5 visa program have made it a bipartisan target for overhaul.

Brexit: The Role of Migration in the Upcoming EU Referendum

The UK’s 2016 EU referendum has become, in part, a vote on migration, pitting the prospect of tighter border control against the benefits of free movement.

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Development through Diversity: Engaging Armenia’s New and Old Diaspora

Armenia’s diverse old and new diasporas fuel investment, remittances, and refugee support, yet their dispersion both advances and constrains development.

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Spain: New Emigration Policies Needed for an Emerging Diaspora

Spain's emigration of educated youth has alarmed the public, but data gaps, low opportunity costs, and outdated diaspora policies leave the country without tools to manage this outflow.

Emigration from Portugal: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Portugal's post-2008 emigration is old wine in new bottles: predominantly low-skilled, as before, and rooted in structural failures no diaspora policy can fix.

Shine Wears Off Investor Visa Programs as Questions about Economic Benefits and Fraud Lead to Reforms

Allegations of fraud and thin economic gains pushed changes to investor visa programs, reshaping who buys residency and where.

Investor Visa Programs: Examining their Utility, Challenges, and Successes

A discussion on the U.S. EB-5 program, the motivations underpinning recent changes to other investor visa programs in North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and the implications for the future direction of these programs.

The Changing Face of Emigration: Harnessing the Potential of the New Greek Diaspora

Greece's post-2008 emigration is dominated by highly educated youth. This reality suggests the need for new diaspora strategies and structural reforms.

Addressing the Implications of the Emigration of Skilled and Educated Europeans

A discussion on how governments and societies can retain their most valuable workers, turn emigration challenges into opportunities, and capture more of emigration's potential benefits.

Rethinking Emigration: Turning Challenges into Opportunities (Transatlantic Council Statement)

European countries losing skilled workers cannot simply prevent departures but must invest in structural reforms and diaspora engagement to recapture that human capital.