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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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Chile’s Welcoming Approach to Immigrants Cools as Numbers Rise

Chile's immigrant population has grown twelvefold since 1992, fueled by Venezuelan and Haitian arrivals, triggering political backlash and a long-overdue—yet contested—policy overhaul.

Migrants and natives dance at a multicultural celebration in La Vega, Chile.

Better Responses to Differing Immigration Statuses: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Two-generation (2Gen) service providers working with mixed-status families must train staff on eligibility, protect client data, and build partnerships to provide wraparound supports.

A family with young children at a naturalization ceremony.

Building Trust with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Hiring staff from immigrant communities, offering integrated services, and creating safe spaces are the core strategies that two-generation (2Gen) programs use to earn family trust.

Parents and their children talk to another adult seated at a table at a Parents & Family Conference

COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2021

Vaccines spurred a partial recovery of global mobility in 2021, but irregular migrants and asylum seekers remained the most excluded from pandemic relief and reopened travel.

Woman wearing a white sweater and face mask and carrying luggage looks at airport information board

Cultural Competency Secrets to Success with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices

Cultural tailoring is essential for U.S. two-generation (2Gen) organizations seeking authentic engagement with immigrant and refugee families.

Parents and their young child at a naturalization service.

Persistent COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Has Significant Implications for Refugees and Other Vulnerable Migrants

Vaccine inequity has left refugees underprotected: Despite widespread government commitments, supply shortfalls, legal barriers, and underfunding have blocked access for many.

An Afghan refugee receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Pakistan.

Vaccine Requirements Predate the COVID-19 Pandemic by More than a Century

COVID-19 vaccine requirements are not the first: governments have tied vaccination to international travel for more than a century.

A woman in Italy is vaccinated before travel in 1951.

Digital Health Credentials and COVID-19: Can Vaccine and Testing Requirements Restart Global Mobility?

Fragmented digital health credential systems hamper recovery of travel after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Leveraging the Skills of Immigrant Health-Care Professionals in Illinois and Chicago

Licensing barriers left an estimated 12,000 immigrant health professionals underemployed in Illinois in 2019, despite critical workforce shortages across the state.

A young female nurse wearing medical scrubs and a stethoscope sits on a park bench

Black Immigrants in the United States Face Hurdles, but Outcomes Vary by City

Black immigrants in the United States face compounding racial and immigrant disadvantages, but city-level policies significantly shape their economic outcomes.

A man and child at a naturalization ceremony outside Washington, DC.