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The RAISE Act: Dramatic Change to Family Immigration, Less So for the Employment-Based System
The Trump-endorsed RAISE Act would halve legal immigration by slashing family categories and introduce a points system, while changing employment-based immigration less than anticipated.
Leaked Draft of Possible Trump Executive Order on Public Benefits Would Spell Chilling Effects for Legal Immigrants
A leaked draft executive order from President Donald Trump would broaden public charge rules, restricting legal immigrants' access to benefits and expanding grounds for deportation.
The Global Feminization of Migration: Past, Present, and Future
From 1960 to 2015, the female share of global migrants barely rose, prompting a rethink of what “feminization of migration” means.
Seeking Safety, Jobs, and More: Afghanistan’s Mixed Flows Test Migration Policies
Amid prolonged conflict, Afghanistan’s mixed migration has outpaced siloed approaches.
Trends in Unaccompanied Child and Family Migration from Central America
After reaching record highs in 2014, Central American child migration fell for a few months before rising again, showing enforcement surges cannot resolve the structural causes of this emigration.
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.
Leadership Visions: A Discussion with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz-Massieu
An MPI Leadership Visions discussion with the Foreign Minister of Mexico, Claudia Ruiz-Massieu, for her first public appearance in Washington, DC.
A Shared Challenge: Europe and the United States Confront Significant Flows of Unaccompanied Child Migrants
Surging arrivals of unaccompanied children are testing European and U.S. systems in parallel ways.
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.
