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A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas

The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador spoke at this high-level event held on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, focusing on the integration of Venezuelans in the Americas.

Venezuelan woman in an apartment building

COVID-19’s Effects on U.S. Immigration and Immigrant Communities, Two Years On

COVID-19 slashed U.S. immigration to decade lows, hit immigrant workers hardest, and excluded many from federal relief because of immigration-status rules.

Three health-care workers wearing blue protective masks and gowns

The Future of Remote Work: Digital Nomads and the Implications for Immigration Systems

More than 25 countries offered digital nomad visas by mid-2022, but most immigration systems remain ill-equipped for remote work and need reform, including to tax and social security systems.

A laptop and cocktail on a ledge overlooking the beach

The State of Global Human Mobility More than Two Years into the Pandemic

Coming into the third year of the pandemic, this webcast examined the state of mobility across world regions, remaining travel restrictions, and policy adaptations.

Government officials at airport during Covid-19

From Fear to Solidarity: The Difficulty in Shifting Public Narratives about Refugees

Public solidarity with refugees is fragile. Messaging campaigns often backfire, and durable support requires addressing anxieties, equity, and long-term integration.

Three women, one in a headscarf and holding a baby, walk in the countryside in Devon, UK

How Can Europe Address Its Labor Market Needs at a Time of Upheaval?

This conversation explored how Europe could potentially address its labor market needs and how immigration and immigrant integration policy might help propel Europe’s economic recovery.

Asian healthcare worker helps patient in European hospital

With Millions of Unfilled U.S. Jobs, What Role Is There for Immigration?

With the United States having 11.3 million unfilled jobs as of March 2022 and facing an aging population, declining fertility, and shifting skills needs, what role can immigration serve in filling labor market needs? Experts explore on this webcast.

Black Immigrants in the United States Face Hurdles, but Outcomes Vary by City

Black immigrants in the United States face compounding racial and immigrant disadvantages, but city-level policies significantly shape their economic outcomes.

A man and child at a naturalization ceremony outside Washington, DC.

The Corporate World’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, its Omicron Variant, Digital Nomad Visas & More

Could the pandemic's push toward electronic travel authorizations and integrated vaccine checks give governments unprecedented power to open—or shut—their borders overnight?

South Africa Reckons with Its Status as a Top Immigration Destination, Apartheid History, and Economic Challenges

Africa's top immigrant destination, South Africa struggles to balance regional migration demands against high unemployment, xenophobia, and an asylum system that rejects most cases.

Two boys pose in an informal settlement east of Johannesburg largely populated by immigrants.