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Emigration Trends and Policies in China: Movement of the Wealthy and Highly Skilled
China's high-skilled outflows are accelerating as low-skilled emigration stagnates, with government reforms inadvertently deepening that divide.
With Little Debate, Congress Enacts Broad Range of Immigration Changes in Spending Bill
Congress used a must‑pass 2016 spending bill to quietly reshape visas, enforcement, and Central America aid, hinting at a new path for U.S. immigration reform.
White House Uses Many Levers of Power to Effect Change as Obama and Congress Remain Deadlocked on Immigration
The Obama administration’s 2015 executive actions reshaped U.S. immigration enforcement and legal pathways even as courts and Congress pushed back.
Twenty Five Years Later: Reflecting on the Immigration Act of 1990
To mark the 25th anniversary of the 1990 Act, MPI hosted a discussion examining the history of the legislation, how it was accomplished politically, and the stakeholders and issues that were critical to its passage.
Fifty Years On, the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Continues to Reshape the United States
Fifty years after passage, the 1965 immigration law still anchors U.S. policy, driving more diverse inflows, uneven integration, and recurring political battles.
Green-Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2013, nearly 1 million new lawful permanent residents were admitted to the United States, mostly through family reunification.
The Immigration Act of 1965: Then and Now
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, a symposium with distinguished experts on the political and policy dynamics that came together to make the law possible, how it changed the U.S. legal immigration system and the country's demographics, and what these and other changes mean for the nation’s future.
What's New in Farm Labor? Immigration and the Agricultural Sector
An expert discussion on the findings of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) related to immigrants, along with an overview of farm labor in 2015 and discussion on how current and possible future immigration policies might impact immigrant workers in the agricultural sector.
Promoting the Health of Left-Behind Children of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence for Policy and Action
Left-behind children of Asian labor migrants face elevated mental health and nutritional risks that worker-focused programs largely fail to address.
Business as Usual? Regularizing Foreign Labor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s 2010 migration reforms seek to regularize Nicaraguan workers, but high costs and weak institutions keep many in precarious jobs.
