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Migration with Chinese Characteristics: Hukou Reform and Elite Emigration
China’s leaders paired ambitious hukou reforms with concern over elite emigration, reshaping internal and international migration.
The Points System Is Dead, Long Live the Points System
A new generation of immigration points systems worldwide are hybrids relying on employer demand as well as supply-driven selection.
A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond
ASEAN's freer skilled labor flow aspiration is undermined by low-skilled migration dominance, irregular flows, and weak political will to adapt domestic regulations.
Aiming Higher: Policies to get immigrants into middle-skilled work in Europe
European integration policies have prioritized getting immigrants into work over career progression. Without reform, persistent labor market gaps will widen.
Building an Integration System: Policies to Support Immigrants’ Progression in the Czech Labor Market
The Czech Republic has built an integration policy on paper, but funding constraints, EU dependency, and neglect of upward mobility have limited its reach and impact.
Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy
MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—both at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies and the challenges faced in doing so.
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.
Policies to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Immigrants start more businesses than native peers but face greater barriers, requiring targeted support and structural reform to unlock their full economic contribution.
Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?
Regional visa programs in key immigrant destinations direct workers to underserved areas but risk poor integration outcomes by overriding immigrants' market-driven location decisions.
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.
