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Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on the role of immigrants in the health-care workforce, their health coverage and policies relating to provision of health care, as well as health conditions they face.

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Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States

Immigrants filled roughly one in six U.S. health-care jobs in 2015, concentrated at both ends of the occupational spectrum. Yet these workers are largely overlooked by U.S. visa policy.

How Are Refugees Faring? Integration at U.S. and State Levels

Refugee integration outcomes in four major U.S. states vary more by national origin than by state policy, suggesting state placement matters less than previously assumed.

Iraqi family living in the United States after being resettled as refugees

Weathering Crisis, Forging Ahead: Swedish Asylum and Integration Policy

Sweden's 2015 asylum surge buckled its reception system, and the border controls and benefit cuts that followed may undermine the immigrant integration they were meant to protect.

The Economic Integration of Refugees in Canada: A Mixed Record?

Refugees in Canada experience mixed economic outcomes, on average catching up to native-born workers but taking 12 to 15 years to fully integrate into the labor market.

First family of refugees arrives in Toronto.

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.

Man and woman, with a young child outdoors

A Study of Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among African-Born Women Living in Utah

African-born women in Utah had significantly higher perinatal complication rates than U.S.-born White peers, with nearly half receiving inadequate prenatal care.

The Nutritional Health of Young Refugee Children Resettling in Washington State

Nearly half of young refugee children in Washington State were malnourished at resettlement, with programs needing to address both undernutrition and overnutrition.

Mother and child at a local refugee art auction & fashion show.

Young Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and Challenges

Young children of refugees benefit from strong family structures and parental employment, but two-thirds live in low-income households in the United States and outcomes vary sharply by origin.

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.

Recent Court Rulings Block Deferred Action Programs and Raise Questions for Accessing Birthright Citizenship

Court fights over deferred action and birth certificates highlight how legal battles are reshaping executive power and practical access to U.S. citizenship.