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Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work

Spain's economic boom removed incentives to build integration infrastructure, and the 2008 global financial crisis exposed structural gaps that recovery-era reforms must address.

No Quick Fix: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Arrivals in Sweden

Sweden's investment in labor market integration has not closed the employment gap for humanitarian migrants, pointing to structural barriers and poorly targeted programs.

Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy

MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies.

Revitalizing Detroit: Is There a Role for Immigration?

Immigration cannot single-handedly revitalize Detroit, but targeted strategies could help address the city's shrinking population, skills gaps, and economic decline.

Migration’s Local Dividends: How Cities and Regions Can Make the Most of Immigration (Transatlantic Council Statement)

Immigration benefits and challenges are asymmetrically distributed, and effective governance demands giving cities and regions a seat at the national policy table.

Moving Up or Standing Still? Access to Middle-Skilled Work for Newly Arrived Migrants in the European Union

In six EU countries, immigrants were over-represented in low-skilled jobs and made limited occupational gains over a decade, pointing to structural barriers beyond education.

A Work in Progress: Prospects for Upward Mobility Among New Immigrants in Germany

New immigrants in Germany made consistent gains over time but never closed the employment gap with natives and remained concentrated in low-skilled jobs throughout the 2000s.

Migration of Health Workers: The WHO Code of Practice and the Global Economic Crisis

Health worker migration fell in major destination countries around 2008, but immigrant health professionals proved more resilient to the global economic crisis than other workers.

Moving Up the Ladder? Labor Market Outcomes in the United Kingdom amid Rising Immigration

UK immigrants entered work rapidly after 2004 and made gains over time, but remained concentrated in low-skilled jobs despite higher-than-native education levels.

Slow Motion: The Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France

France's labor market is forbidding to new immigrants. And even after nine years, employment rates remain more than 10 percentage points below those of native workers.