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Top 10 Migration Issues of 2021

In 2021, countries began reopening borders unevenly as COVID-19 restrictions shifted from blanket bans to vaccination and testing requirements, but global coordination lagged and movement stayed far below pre-pandemic levels.

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As the United States Lifts Travel Restrictions, Its New Vaccination Requirements Could Shape the Future of Global Mobility

The U.S. decision to lift border restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers represents the latest move by governments around the world to loosen COVID-19-era travel restrictions. Yet it underscores a major policy shift that has gone almost unnoticed: with vaccination moving from being a fast track to travel to becoming a required ticket. This raises significant equity and technical considerations, as this commentary explores.

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Labour Shortages during the Pandemic and Beyond: What role can immigration policy play?

As European countries seek to revive their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, acute labor shortages in a variety of sectors risk stopping the recovery in its tracks. This commentary explores why these shortages are emerging and how immigration policy can form one part of the broader strategy to meet labor market needs.

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