Refugee Resettlement

In-Country Processing in Central America: A Piece of the Puzzle

The Central American Minors program provides eligible northern Central American minors a legal alternative to dangerous migration, but historical precedent suggests limited reach.

Beyond Asylum: Adapting the Global Protection System to Better Meet Escalating Needs

The unprecedented scale of displacement has placed the global refugee system under visible strain, as humanitarian agencies and host communities struggle to provide for ever-rising needs. This webinar will examine innovative ideas emerging to adapt the global protection system to better meet the growing challenges of forced migration and to empower refugees through development-led responses to displacement.

Resettling Increasingly Diverse Refugee Populations in the United States: Integration Challenges and Successes

A discussion of the findings of a new MPI report examining refugee characteristics at arrival for the ten largest national-origin groups resettled between 2002-2013, as well as their integration outcomes with respect to employment and incomes, English proficiency and education levels, and public benefit use.

Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne, Norwegian Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion

Norwegian Minister Solveig Horne links preventing radicalization to strong local integration, including access to language training, education, and work.

The Integration Outcomes of U.S. Refugees: Successes and Challenges

U.S. refugees become self-sufficient over time, but growing diversity and low literacy among recent arrivals strain a system with flat funding and focus on rapid employment.

No End in Sight: The Worsening Syrian Refugee Crisis

A discussion on the situation of Syrian refugees, recent developments in the region, and the U.S. humanitarian response, along with reports from recent fact-finding missions to the region.

From Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility's Protection Potential

Labor mobility for refugees can enhance protection and cut irregular secondary migration, but must be designed to preserve the humanitarian foundation of the refugee regime.

Rethinking Global Protection: New Channels, New Tools

The postwar protection regime is failing under modern displacement crises, and only integrating development programming and legal mobility channels can make it sustainable.

From Humanitarian to Economic: The Changing Face of Vietnamese Migration

Vietnam's migration patterns shifted from refugee outflows to labor export, as remittances inflows climbed to an estimated $12 billion in 2014.

Integration Challenges and Opportunities in the Economic Development and Refugee Resettlement Arenas

Part of a series exploring recommendations likely to be addressed by the new National Integration Plan, this webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the WE Global Network, and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services, examines the role of economic development initiatives and refugee resettlement programs/infrastructure in immigrant integration.