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Competing Approaches to Selecting Economic Immigrants: Points-Based vs. Demand-Driven Systems
Points-based and employer-led admissions systems are converging into hybrids. Policymakers need flexible, evidence-driven approaches to compete for global talent.
How the U.S. Legal Immigration System Works
This explainer answers common questions about the visa categories immigrants use to move temporarily or permanently to the United States, how many people are in the green-card backlog, and more.
Spain’s Labour Migration Policies in the Aftermath of Economic Crisis
Spain's demand-driven labour migration system worked well before the 2008 global economic crisis. Slow recovery and irregular migration persist, offering lessons for EU-level cooperation.
Mexican Migration to Canada: Temporary Worker Programs, Visa Imposition, and NAFTA Shape Flows
Mexicans represent a small but growing population in Canada, including as temporary farm workers. Imposition in 2009 of a visa requirement for Mexicans halved their arrivals.
Exploring New Legal Migration Pathways: Lessons from Pilot Projects
Legal migration pilot projects have mixed results; success hinges on partner selection, sector targeting, cost-sharing, and strong reintegration support.
Sweden: By Turns Welcoming and Restrictive in its Immigration Policy
Sweden took in a record 162,877 asylum seekers in 2015, more per capita than any other country, then sharply reversed course the following year.
Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia is an origin, transit, and destination country, but continues to grapple with migrant protection—for its own workers abroad and newcomers to the country.
Reimagining Skilled Migration Partnerships to Support Development
Skilled migration partnerships hold promise for linking labor demand with origin-country development, but high costs and weak outcomes stall most programs at the pilot stage.
Connecting Across Nationalities: Inter-Ethnic Relationships in a Kuwaiti Workplace
A network analysis of a small Kuwaiti firm finds workplace interactions cut across ethnic and class lines, challenging notions that the kafala system defined relationships.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Marking the release of MPI President Andrew Selee's book, this discussion explores the emerging trends in migration, economic interdependence, technology innovation, and cultural exchange that are transforming the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
