Family-Based Immigration

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Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has nearly tripled since 2010 and skews younger, more educated, and more recently arrived than immigrants overall.

Asylum seekers from Venezuela in Texas.

Caribbean Immigrants in the United States

Caribbean immigrants are concentrated in Florida and New York, with family and humanitarian immigration pathways their main admissions channels.

Image of marchers at Dominican Day parade in New York City

The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas

The Los Angeles Agreement on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from 20 countries across the Western Hemisphere at the 2022 Summit of the Americas marks a significant step forward in creating a common language and a coherent set of ideas for more cooperatively managing migration movements across a region that has seen very significant mobility in recent years, as this commentary explains.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other leaders at the 2022 Summit of the Americas

Beyond the Border: Opportunities for Managing Regional Migration between Central and North America

With migration from Central America increasing, the region from Canada to Panama faces an opportunity to build an effective regional approach to migration by focusing on several areas that are ripe for significant policy innovation. This commentary sketches a vision, offering a road map to more detailed research that outlines strategies for cooperation on legal pathways, humanitarian protection, migration management, and sustainable development.

Image of Central American migrant caravan passing through Chiapas, Mexico