Social Cohesion & Identity

The Role of the State in Cultural Integration: Trends, challenges, and ways ahead

European states' push for cultural conformity risks eroding the civil liberties they seek to defend. Socioeconomic investment is the more effective integration path.

Shared Challenges and Opportunities for EU and U.S. Immigration Policymakers

Despite institutional differences, EU and U.S. policymakers confront shared migration challenges and openings for mutual learning.

Immigrants in the United States: How Well Are They Integrating into Society?

Across multiple indicators, contemporary immigrants and their children are integrating at least as fast as prior waves to the United States, though gaps remain for some groups.

Immigrant Integration in Europe in a Time of Austerity

Across Europe, immigrant integration policies and budgets diverged after the financial crisis, shaped by national politics and broad austerity pressures.

Prioritizing Integration

Migration, Public Opinion and Politics

Protection through Integration: The Mexican Government's Efforts to Aid Migrants in the United States

Mexico increasingly seeks to protect its migrants in the United States through consular services, programs, and closer ties to communities abroad.

Swiss Vote to Ban Minarets, Sparking International Criticism

Swiss voters approved a minaret construction ban in 2009, defying polls and a parliamentary rejection.

British Attitudes to Immigration in the 21st Century

British concern about immigration hit record levels after 1999, shaped by rising inflows and asylum coverage, though attitudes vary by age, education, and local context.

German Public Opinion on Immigration and Integration

With immigrants comprising nearly one-fifth of the population, Germany's 2005 Immigration Act marked a shift from flow control to active integration policy.