Employment-Based Immigration

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on the employment-based pathways that countries use to bring in workers.

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Facing New Migration Realities: U.S.-Mexico Relations and Shared Interests

U.S.-Mexico cooperation reduced unauthorized migration from 2020 to 2024; lasting progress hinges on legal pathways, regional engagement, and border infrastructure.

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Migration Governance in Unsettled Times: How Policymakers Can Plan for Population Change

Aging economies are growing more reliant on immigrants, but populist backlash and short-term firefighting are crowding out long-term, whole-of-government migration planning.

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Norway: Rising Immigration in a Welfare State

Norway's foreign-born population has nearly quadrupled since 2000, testing the limits of a generous welfare state and fueling enduring debates over immigration, integration, and equality.

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Immigration Systems in Labor-Needy Japan and South Korea Have Evolved—but Remain Restrictive

Japan and South Korea have quietly expanded immigration through complex, tiered visa systems to meet labor needs while keeping formal pathways to permanent settlement narrow.

Biden’s Mixed Immigration Legacy: Border Challenges Overshadowed Modernization Advances

The Biden presidency combined historic highs in legal admissions and naturalizations with record border arrivals, overwhelmed agencies, and political damage.

Complementary Pathways: Key factors in future growth

About 60 labour, family reunification and education programmes open to refugees operated in 2024. Scaling these complementary pathways requires government buy-in and stable funding.

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Switzerland Comes to Terms with Being a Country of Immigration

Switzerland is one of Europe's most immigrant-dense countries, yet domestic politics have kept immigration deeply contested for decades.

The Role of Immigrant Workers in the Green Transition

Immigrant workers are central to the green transition, but migration and climate policies rarely align. Coordination, credential recognition, and skills investment are needed.

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What Does Integration Mean in a Multicultural Country like Canada?

Canada is becoming one of the world's most immigrant-dense societies, and its sheer diversity is pushing researchers and policymakers to rethink what integration means.

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U.S. Legal Pathways for Mexican and Central American Immigrants, by the Numbers

Family ties, H-2 seasonal work visas, and humanitarian parole are the main U.S. legal pathways for Mexican and Central American immigrants.