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What Does Integration Mean in a Multicultural Country like Canada?
Canada is becoming one of the world's most immigrant-dense societies, and its sheer diversity is pushing researchers and policymakers to rethink what integration means.
Approaches to Matching in Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways for Refugees and Other People in Need of International Protection
Effective refugee sponsorship matching balances beneficiary preferences, community capacity, and digital tools—but demands robust data collection and monitoring.
Supporting Volunteer Engagement in Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways for Refugees and Other People in Need of International Protection
Volunteers are vital to refugee sponsorship programmes but need clear coordination, targeted training, and diverse recruitment to deliver quality support and prevent burnout.
Migration Interrupted: Can Stranded Migrants from Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan Rebuild Their Lives upon Return?
A joint EU-IOM program helped over 134,000 stranded East African migrants return home. Timely economic and psychosocial support is key to successful reintegration.
Peru’s Historical Anxiety about Asian Immigration May Have a Contemporary Twist
Peru's 19th-century welcome and then restriction of Chinese and Japanese immigrants mirrors its ambivalent response to the 1.5 million Venezuelans in the country as of 2023.
A Century Later, Restrictive 1924 U.S. Immigration Law Has Reverberations in Immigration Debate
The 1924 Immigration Act's eugenics-influenced national-origin quotas reshaped U.S. demographics for decades and its core provisions still shape U.S. immigration law.
Globally, Voting Rights Have Increased for Immigrants and Emigrants
Voting rights for immigrants and emigrants have grown significantly worldwide—but access remains uneven, shaped by legal status, residency requirements, and governments' shifting definitions of belonging.
Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Hong Kong’s Population Shuffle
Hong Kong is caught between brain drain—as young professionals flee political upheaval—and brain gain, as mainland Chinese talent reshapes the city's workforce and cultural identity.
Supporting Self-Sufficiency: Considerations for refugees’ transition out of sponsorship and complementary pathways programmes
Refugees transitioning out of volunteer-based sponsorship programmes face mismatched expectations and structural gaps that undermine their long-term self-sufficiency.
Global Affordable Housing Shortages Can Harm Migrant Reception and Integration
A global affordable housing crisis is undermining migrant integration, straining host communities, and outpacing governments' capacity to respond.
