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Border Controls under Challenge: A New Chapter Opens
In 2014, migrants and smugglers turned rescue and protection policies into entry strategies as Mediterranean deaths surpassed 3,000, up from 700 in 2013.
Building Borders around Ebola
Ebola-related border closures and travel bans reshaped mobility from West Africa, but also stranded refugees and may have complicated some efforts to contain the virus.
Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Asia
Gulf and Southeast Asian labor systems left millions of migrant workers vulnerable to debt, abuse, and only tentative reforms in 2014.
Governments Fear Return and Intentions of Radicalized Citizens Fighting Abroad
Governments in 2014 struggled to weigh foreign-fighter security fears against civil liberties, amid ISIS recruitment and lone-wolf attacks.
The Points System Is Dead, Long Live the Points System
A new generation of immigration points systems worldwide are hybrids relying on employer demand as well as supply-driven selection.
A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond
ASEAN's freer skilled labor flow aspiration is undermined by low-skilled migration dominance, irregular flows, and weak political will to adapt domestic regulations.
The Global Boom in Investor Immigration: What Are the Lessons for Policymakers?
A discussion on the extraordinary boom in investor immigration. From the rapidly expanding EB-5 visa in the United States to Malta’s controversial “cash for citizenship” policy and a host of programs across Europe and the Caribbean, governments are increasingly offering residence rights or citizenship to wealthy individuals in return for a significant economic investment.
Ebola Outbreak Rekindles Debate on Restricting Admissions to the United States on Health Grounds
The Ebola crisis has revived scrutiny of U.S. health-based immigration controls in a mass-travel era.
Selling Visas and Citizenship: Policy Questions from the Global Boom in Investor Immigration
Investor immigration programs have proliferated globally but frequently disappoint on economic returns, prompting even established programs to review or abandon them.
Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy
MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—both at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies and the challenges faced in doing so.
