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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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Safe or Sorry? Prospects for Britons in the European Union after Brexit

UK nationals living elsewhere in the European Union face legal, labour-market, and social security challenges after Brexit that are likely to persist regardless of whether a deal is reached.

Gender-Based Violence against Women: Both Cause for Migration and Risk along the Journey

Gender-based violence drives women to migrate and follows them on the journey, yet few refugees receive mental health support to address resulting trauma.

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.

Beyond Care and Maintenance: Rebuilding Hope and Opportunity for Refugees (Transatlantic Council Statement)

The global "care and maintenance" model fails most displaced people. Solutions require expanded first-asylum support, self-reliance opportunities, and investment in host countries.

Refugees in makeshift camp on the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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.

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

In 2014, 42.4 million immigrants made up 13.3 percent of the U.S. population.