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Valuing Citizenship: A commodity or an identity?
Malta's sale of passports for up to 1.15 million euros has sparked an EU debate on whether citizenship is a marketable commodity or an expression of national identity.
Attracting and Selecting from the Global Talent Pool — Policy Challenges
Winning skilled immigrants demands coherent strategy across visa design, infrastructure, integration, and credential recognition—no single policy can substitute for the others.
Pensando Regionalmente para Competir Globalmente: Aprovechar la Migración y el Capital Humano en Estados Unidos, México y Centroamérica
La reforma migratoria de EE.UU. con visas flexibles y legalización, apoyada por inversión regional en capital humano, es clave para la competitividad de toda la región.
Remaking the U.S. Green Card System: Legal Immigration under the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
The Senate's 2013 comprehensive immigration reform bill would grow skills-based green cards nearly fourfold while preserving family admissions.
Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: A New View on Migration and Human Capital for the United States, Mexico, and Central America
A panel discussion for the release of the Regional Migration Study Group's final report, featuring high-level former U.S., Mexican, and Guatemalan government officials.
Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America
Shifting demographics and slowing emigration from Mexico and Central America demand a new U.S. regional strategy, this final report of the Regional Migration Study Group makes clear.
Mexico: The New Migration Narrative
For the first time, Mexico's net migration to the United States reached near zero around 2010, transforming a decades-old bilateral migration relationship.
Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social, Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizon
Immigration has been critical for the United States across its history, with large-scale arrivals coming during just four peak periods.
Even as enforcement spending reached nearly $18 billion in FY 2012, the United States stood on the threshold of its most significant immigration overhaul since 1990.
Investing Wisely in the Future: How the U.S. Immigration System Can Better Meet U.S. Labor Market Needs
This discussion, featuring leading economists and MPI experts, launches MPI's book, Immigrants in a Changing Labor Market.
The Fundamentals of Immigration Reform
MPI's President and the Editor-in-Chief of The American Prospect discuss the policies and politics that have created the United States' immigration system and how to create a modern-day, flexible immigration system suited for 21st century competitiveness.