Smuggling & Trafficking

As More Migrants from Africa and Asia Arrive in Latin America, Governments Seek Orderly and Controlled Pathways

Growing numbers of migrants from Africa and Asia are traversing Latin America en route to the United States, prompting responses from Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica.

Invertir en el vecindario: Cambios en los patrones de migración entre México y Estados Unidos y oportunidades para una cooperación sostenible

La migración no autorizada de mexicanos disminuye, pero los flujos centroamericanos crecen, exigiendo cooperación bilateral en materia de asilo, vías legales e integración.

Investing in the Neighborhood: Changing Mexico-U.S. Migration Patterns and Opportunities for Sustainable Cooperation

Mexico-U.S. migration has shifted: unauthorized Mexican flows slowed while Central American arrivals surged, requiring regional cooperation on asylum reform and legal pathways.

Beyond Walls and Tariffs: Responding to Migration Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border

This event organized by the Migration Policy Institute and American Enterprise Institute features a conversation on U.S.-Mexico border conditions, as well as policy responses and regional cooperation on illegal immigration. 

Soluciones estratégicas para afrontar la crisis migratoria en Estados Unidos y México

MPI y El Colegio de México proponen cinco estrategias para reducir la migración irregular centroamericana mediante reforma del asilo, vías legales e inversión en desarrollo.

Strategic Solutions for the United States and Mexico to Manage the Migration Crisis

MPI and El Colegio de México outline five strategies to address irregular Central American migration through asylum reform, legal pathways, and targeted development aid.

Is U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Migration Possible?

As the numbers of Central American migrants crossing into Mexico and the United States rises—putting migration front and center in the U.S.-Mexico relationship again—this event examines the opportunities for cooperation between the two countries, along with ways to improve U.S. and Mexican asylum systems, create new approaches to labor migration, address smuggling networks, and modernize border management.

Policy Options for Responding to Changing Migration Flows at the Southwest Border

On the Move in a War Zone: Mixed Migration Flows to and through Yemen

Despite civil war in Yemen, Horn of Africa migration from and through the war-torn country surged.

A Wall Cannot Fix Problems at Border; Smart Solutions for Asylum Crisis Can

Rather than spend $5.7 billion on a wall, it would be far more effective to use the money to retool an overwhelmed U.S. asylum system and tackle the factors propelling Central Americans to flee.