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The Future of Complementary Pathways: Paving the way for growth

Experts explored steps to unlock further growth and overcome obstacles to scaling refugee sponsorship initiatives and complementary pathway schemes, including education and labour-based programs, for those in need of international protection.

Migrant working on repairing or building an engine

The Complicated Reality of Syrians’ Return

While the fall of the al-Assad regime is a seismic moment, it may be premature for sizable numbers of Syrians to return after years abroad—as some host countries want. Conditions remain unstable and returnees would face major housing shortages and limited access to jobs. Instead of returns, host countries would do well to focus for now on other priorities as regards Syria and Syrian refugees, this short read argues.

Three Syrian refugee women in Lebanon

The Nascent Architecture for Managing U.S. Border Arrivals Shows Promise

While unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted in 2024, improving on these results requires immigration strategies that go far beyond the border. A new architecture for managing migration implemented over the past three years is fragile but holds promise and represents a necessary direction, this commentary argues.

Leaders at 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue