Visa Policy

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Migration, Integration, and Diaspora Engagement in the Caribbean: A Policy Review

Caribbean countries face high emigration, fragmented integration policy, and underused diaspora ties. Coordinated regional action is needed to close persistent gaps.

Two Haitian women stand in front of a mural in Mexico

In from the Cold? Should Climate Migrants Get Special Legal Migration Pathways?

How should governments respond to climate-related displacement when existing refugee law does not clearly apply?

External Processing: A Tool to Expand Protection or Further Restrict Territorial Asylum?

External processing can widen or narrow asylum access; whether it protects or deters hinges on design, procedural safeguards, and international cooperation.

Refugees & asylum seekers arrive in Rwanda as part of the Emergency Transit Mechanism.

Unblocking the U.S. Immigration System: Executive Actions to Facilitate the Migration of Needed Workers

Without congressional action, U.S. federal agencies can take targeted steps to cut processing backlogs and keep needed workers authorized and productive in the U.S. economy.

Biden at the Two-Year Mark: Significant Immigration Actions Eclipsed by Record Border Numbers

Two years in, the Biden administration set a record pace of executive immigration actions, but high border encounters, court setbacks, and congressional inaction left its agenda unfinished.

President Joe Biden at the U.S.-Mexico border.

After a Slump, Legal Immigration to the United States Is Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. legal immigration is bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, but massive processing backlogs continue to slow recovery.

A person walks with luggage in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

Millionaire Migration Rises and Heads to New Destinations

Migration of the wealthy is rising and shifting toward new destinations, posing both economic opportunities and policy challenges for sending and receiving countries.

Luxury cars in front of a hotel on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah.

Rollback of 'Golden Passports' Shows Their Elusive Shine

Citizenship by investment programs offer wealthy individuals fast-track citizenship, but risks, corruption scandals, and legal challenges are eroding their appeal.

Romanian Migration to Spain: Explaining an Unexpected Migrant Flow

Over three decades, Romanian migration to Spain grew due to wage gaps, open EU policy, and migrant networks. But it has declined sharply as Romania's economy has improved.

A farmer in Spain stacks boxes of grapes.

19th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

This conference examined the Biden administration's immigration record, border and asylum policy, litigation trends, and humanitarian protection developments.