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The End of the Retirement Dream? British pensioners in the European Union after Brexit
Brexit put roughly 229,000 British pensioners in EU Member States at risk of pension stagnation, higher taxes, and health-care loss, with lifestyle retirees most vulnerable.
Through the Back Door: Remaking the Immigration System via the Expected “Public-Charge” Rule
Nearly half of all green-card applicants could be deemed a public charge under a Trump administration rule expected to be unveiled soon, potentially significantly reshaping family-based legal immigration.
For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows
Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, a green-card pathway for abused or abandoned children, is narrowing.
A South American Migration Crisis: Venezuelan Outflows Test Neighbors' Hospitality
The exodus from troubled Venezuela marks the fastest displacement crisis in Latin American history, overwhelming a patchwork of ad-hoc regional responses.
U.S. Immigration Policy under Trump: Deep Changes and Lasting Impacts
President Donald Trump has driven deep changes to U.S. immigration in his first year, but courts, Congress, and state and local resistance have blocked the most ambitious aims.
In Upholding Travel Ban, Supreme Court Endorses Presidential Authority While Leaving Door Open for Future Challenges
A divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Trump first-term travel ban. But the justices said they would require future bans be grounded in an evidentiary finding of harm.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public-Charge Rule and Its Impact on Immigrant Families
MPI experts discuss an expected Trump administration public-charge rule that could have wide-reaching effects on the ability of immigrants legally present in the country to get a green card as well as who could qualify to enter the United States. The webinar focuses on an MPI report assessing how the proposed rule could affect future benefits usage by immigrants and their U.S.-citizen children.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant Families’ Public Benefits Use
The proposed 2018 public-charge rule would affect 47 percent of noncitizens, according to MPI analysis, producing chilling effects on benefits use and reshaping legal immigration.
Family Immigration Policy and Trends: How the United States Compares to Other Countries
On this webinar, MPI analysts compare U.S. policy on family migration to those in Canada as well as Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. This webinar features the findings of an issue brief, focused on these countries' trends and data on immigrant admissions, along with a data tool modeling possible cuts to U.S. legal immigration.
It’s Relative: A Crosscountry Comparison of Family-Migration Policies and Flows
Family admissions dominate immigration across all nine countries studied, and backlogs of up to 30 years show that formal reunification rights often fail in practice.
