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‘Diversifying’ Social Investment: European welfare states and immigrant integration in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 exposed deep welfare gaps for migrants in Europe. Diversifying social investment with tailored, needs-based support can advance integration outcomes and social cohesion.

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Labour Migration Governance in West Africa in the Wake of the Pandemic

This webinar explored the importance of labor migration for West Africa, related Ghanaian and Senegalese policies, and how development agencies can help maximize labor migration's development benefits.

Taking the Long View: Options for inclusive post-pandemic labor markets

Migrants in Europe bore outsized COVID-19 job losses. Entrepreneurship, social economy pathways, and employment services reform can support a more inclusive recovery.

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Deepening Labor Migration Governance at a Time of Immobility: Lessons from Ghana and Senegal

COVID-19 stalled labor migration governance reforms in Ghana and Senegal but created new openings for bilateral and regional cooperation on mobility.

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Integración socioeconómica de los migrantes y refugiados venezolanos: Los casos de Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

A junio de 2021, más del 70 por ciento de los 5.6 millones de venezolanos en el exterior vivían en cinco países sudamericanos, con barreras de informalidad y credenciales.

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Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees: The Cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

As of mid-2021, five South American countries hosted more than 70 percent of the 5.6 million Venezuelans living abroad. Informality and credential barriers hindered integration.

Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States: A Persistent Problem with Increasing Costs

Experts discuss findings from a report examining the underemployment of college graduates in the United States and explore the promising strategies that exist to mitigate this brain waste for the benefit of the U.S. economy.

Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement

Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.

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Immigrant and Other U.S. Workers a Year into the Pandemic: A Focus on Top Immigrant States

A year into the pandemic, immigrant workers, especially women, faced steeper job losses than the U.S. born, with recovery patterns varying sharply by state and industry.

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Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map

Last updated in 1990, the U.S. legal immigration system needs deep reforms so employment and family pathways better match today’s economic and demographic realities.

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