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A New Way Forward for Employment-Based Immigration: The Bridge Visa
With the United States facing growing demographic pressures and labor needs, MPI is proposing creation of a bridge visa as a means of bringing flexibility to an employment system last overhauled by Congress in 1990.
Aging Societies Rely on Immigrant Health-Care Workers, Posing Challenges for Origin Countries
A global health-worker shortage is pushing wealthy nations to recruit abroad, depleting health systems in the Global South and raising questions about sustainability and equity.
Are the Pacific’s Climate Migration Experiments a Preview for the World?
As climate displacement moves from projection to reality in the Pacific, how are governments and legal frameworks adapting to a challenge that existing migration systems were not designed to address?
Biden at the Three-Year Mark: The Most Active Immigration Presidency Yet Is Mired in Border Crisis Narrative
The Biden administration's record-setting pace of immigration actions increased legal admissions and protections, but record border encounters and a swelling backlog defined the narrative.
The Philippines’ Landmark Labor Export and Development Policy Enters the Next Generation
Fifty years after launching its labor export policy, the Philippines is rebuilding emigration disrupted by the pandemic, while grappling with persistent worker abuse and bilateral disputes.
Consolidating Gains: Lessons and Priorities for Promoting Fair and Ethical Recruitment
A decade of norm-setting on fair recruitment has yet to protect most migrant workers from excessive fees. The next frontier is enforcement, not advocacy.
Antiquated U.S. Immigration System Ambles into the Digital World
Pandemic-era digital reforms gave the U.S. immigration system a long-overdue modernization boost.
The World’s Leading Refugee Host, Turkey Has a Complex Migration History
The world's top refugee host, Turkey has navigated a complex migration history, while occasionally wielding its role as EU buffer for political leverage.
Canada's New Tech Talent Strategy Takes Aim at High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy is highly unusual for its explicit targeting of visa holders in another country. Opening a dedicated stream specifically for high-skilled immigrants in the United States who hold an H-1B visa is the latest salvo in a growing global competition for talent—one in which some countries are racing ahead of the United States in terms of policy dynamism, as this commentary explores.
In Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about Language and Identity
Quebec's push to protect the French language through immigration caps and sweeping language laws is colliding with federal growth targets and demographic trends.
