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Despite Trump Invitation to Stop Taking Refugees, Red and Blue States Alike Endorse Resettlement
Despite record-low refugee ceilings during the first Trump term and a presidential order inviting states to opt out of resettlement, 42 states and 100-plus mayors affirmed their support for refugees.
Employment Services for Refugees: Leveraging Mainstream U.S. Systems and Funding
On this webinar, experts and state refugee resettlement program leaders discuss two activities that can be key parts of a broader strategy for sustaining and improving employment services for refugees: Partnerships with experts in workforce development strategies, and access to federal workforce development funding.
Beyond Work: Reducing Social Isolation for Refugee Women and Other Marginalized Newcomers
Newcomers not in the workplace are at heightened risk for social isolation. Investment in economic empowerment, volunteering, and nonwork programs can combat social isolation.
Refugee Sponsorship Programmes: A global state of play and opportunities for investment
As refugee resettlement falls globally, private investment in sponsorship programmes can catalyse new pathways and sustain existing ones.
Creating a Home in Canada: Refugee Housing Challenges and Potential Policy Solutions
Canada's rapid resettlement of Syrian refugees in 2015–16 exposed housing gaps, with lessons for future operations.
Volunteers and Sponsors: A Catalyst for Refugee Integration?
Volunteers and sponsors can powerfully complement refugee integration services, but effective engagement requires dedicated funding, training, and policy support.
16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
The 16th annual conference features thoughtful policy and legal analysis and discussion of the most important immigration topics from leading government officials, attorneys, researchers, advocates, and others.
As the United States Resettles Fewer Refugees, Some Countries and Religions Face Bigger Hits than Others
Even as refugee admissions have dropped sharply during the Trump administration, some countries and religions have been significantly more affected than others, as this commentary explores. In fiscal year 2019, 79 percent of refugees were Christian and 16 percent Muslim—as compared to 44 percent Christian and 46 percent Muslim in fiscal year 2016, which was the last full year of the Obama administration.
Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy: Building a Responsive, Effective Immigration System
This event marks the launch of a major new initiative—Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy—that aims to generate a big-picture, evidence-driven vision of the role immigration can and should play in America’s future in order to leverage a comparative advantage for the nation.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
About 22,500 refugees were resettled in the United States in fiscal year (FY) 2018, causing the United States to lose its historic place as the top resettlement country to Canada.
