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The City Brand: Champion of Immigrant Integration or Empty Marketing Tool?
City brands that feature immigration and diversity can attract talent and build cohesion, but only when grounded in real economic assets and authentic community identity.
The Human-Capital Needs of Tech City, London
Skilled developer shortages and restrictive UK visa policies hamper Tech City's growth, and broad human-capital investments outperform targeted cluster interventions.
Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?
Regional visa programs in key immigrant destinations direct workers to underserved areas but risk poor integration outcomes by overriding immigrants' market-driven location decisions.
Migration’s Local Dividends: How Cities and Regions Can Make the Most of Immigration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Immigration benefits and challenges are asymmetrically distributed, and effective governance demands giving cities and regions a seat at the national policy table.
State-Level Initiatives to Address Brain Waste Among Highly Educated Immigrants and Refugees: Special Focus on Nurses, Engineers, and Teachers
A discussion of data compiled by MPI on brain waste among foreign-trained nurses, engineers, and teachers, with updates on three state-level initiatives—in Illinois, Washington, and Massachusetts—that are working to analyze and address challenges faced by immigrants and refugees with degrees and training in these fields.
Migration of Health Workers: The WHO Code of Practice and the Global Economic Crisis
Health worker migration fell in major destination countries around 2008, but immigrant health professionals proved more resilient to the global economic crisis than other workers.
Global Civil Society in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council: Emerging Dilemmas and Opportunities
International civil-society groups are pressing Gulf governments on migrant labor rights, but tensions remains.
Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally- A presentation in Guatemala on the Regional Migration Study Group
This briefing in Guatemala City (in English and Spanish) highlighted the MPI Regional Migration Study Group’s final report, which outlines the demographic, economic, and social forces reshaping Mexico and Central America, as well as changing migration dynamics with the United States.
Effective Labour Migration Management: Creating checks and balances while searching for talent
A book discussion on the management of labour migration and the various options policymakers can employ to address the needs of migrant workers while, at the same time, contributing to fiscal sustainability and social cohesion.
