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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.

A family with a young child at an Orientation and Assistance Point in Bogota that offers services to Venezuelan refugees and migrants

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.

Flags of the European Union fly outside of the European Parliament in Brussels.

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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Stakeholder Perspectives on Addressing Migration Push Factors

A Year of Pandemic: The State of Global Human Mobility & What Is on the Horizon

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed mobility and cross-border movement across the globe in 2020. This two-panel discussion, with introductory remarks from the IOM Director General, showcases findings from an IOM-MPI report examining how the pandemic reshaped border management and human mobility. The conversation also focuses on what the lasting impacts may be throughout 2021 and beyond.

The Integration of Immigrant Health Professionals: Looking beyond the COVID-19 Crisis

In 2019, about 270,000 immigrant and refugee health professionals in the United States were underemployed. This brief examines barriers and reforms to better tap their skills.

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COVID-19 and the Demand for Labor and Skills in Europe: Early evidence and implications for migration policy

This brief analyzes how COVID-19 is reshaping European labour markets and what this means for skills investment and migration policy now and in the future.