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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.
In-Country Processing in Central America: A Piece of the Puzzle
The Central American Minors program provides eligible northern Central American minors a legal alternative to dangerous migration, but historical precedent suggests limited reach.
Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne, Norwegian Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion
Norwegian Minister Solveig Horne links preventing radicalization to strong local integration, including access to language training, education, and work.
In Historic Shift, New Migration Flows from Mexico Fall Below Those from China and India
China and India surpassed Mexico as leading recent sources of U.S. immigrants in 2013, signaling lasting shifts in flows and demographics.
Unaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between Protection and Prevention
U.S. enforcement responses to the 2014 Central American child migration surge cut flows rapidly but left adjudication failures and the root causes of this migration unresolved.
Child and Family Migration to the United States: Continuing Flows and Evolving Responses
A webinar examining the shifting pattern of Central American migration between 2011 and 2014 and expectations for 2015, why inflows in this period present a particularly acute policy challenge, and how states, localities, the U.S. government, and other countries in the region are responding to the crisis.
Unaccompanied Minors: A Crisis with Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
This telebriefing by Doris Meissner and Marc Rosenblum of MPI examines factors behind the flow of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico to the United States, which has surged 90 percent since last year. The talk also previews a policy brief on unaccompanied minors that MPI will release in July.
Dramatic Surge in the Arrival of Unaccompanied Children Has Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
A surge of Central American unaccompanied children is straining U.S. systems.
A Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the U.S. Immigration System
Panelists from the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies and Kids in Need of Defense discuss their findings regarding how unaccompanied children are processed through the U.S. immigration system, along with recommendations for improvements in the process to ensure the protection of these minors.
Green-Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2012, more than 1 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status, with 53 percent arriving as status adjusters already in the United States.
