Andrew Selee
Andrew Selee is President of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a global, nonpartisan public policy organization that seeks to advance immigration and integration approaches that are in the societal interest through evidence-based work. He also chairs MPI’s Europe’s Administrative Council and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, where he teaches courses on global migration.
Dr. Selee’s research focuses on migration globally, with a special emphasis on immigration policies in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He is the author and co-author of several books, including On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Stanford University Press, 2025); Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together (PublicAffairs, 2018); and What Should Think Tanks Do? A Strategic Guide to Policy Impact (Stanford University Press, 2013).
He has published opinion articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other publications, and writes an occasional column in the Mexican newspaper El Universal.
Prior to joining MPI in 2017, Dr. Selee spent 17 years at the Woodrow Wilson Center, where he founded its Mexico Institute and later served as the Center’s Vice President for Programs and Executive Vice President. He has also worked as staff in the U.S. Congress and on programs with migrant youth in Tijuana, Mexico.
He is on the editorial board of the journal Migration Studies, the advisory board for Ayuda, and the advisory board for the Immigration Initiative at Harvard University. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of the USA.
Dr. Selee holds a PhD in policy studies from the University of Maryland; an MA in Latin American studies from the University of California, San Diego; a BA, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington University in St. Louis; and a certificate in strategic perspectives on nonprofit management from Harvard Business School. He was an Andrew Carnegie Fellow and received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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El Cambio de los Patrones y Políticas Migratorios en las Américas
América Latina ha pasado de ser una región de emigración a convertirse en uno de los destinos migratorios de más rápido crecimiento del mundo, impulsada en parte por el desplazamiento masivo de Venezuela y las crisis regionales que se entrecruzan.
In a Dramatic Shift, the Americas Have Become a Leading Migration Destination
Latin America has transformed from a region of emigration to one of the world's fastest-growing migrant destinations, driven partly by Venezuela's mass displacement and intersecting regional crises.
Migración en el Caribe: Desafíos y oportunidades para una región en transformación
En este webinar, expertos del Banco Interamericano (BID) y MPI presentaron las principales conclusiones de su publicación sobre la realidad migratoria de la región y compartieron algunos de los desafíos y oportunidades para la integración de la población migrante y para capitalizar el potencial de sus diásporas como un impulso para el desarrollo.
The Ukrainian Displacement Crisis: A Conversation with the European Commission's Director General for Migration and Home Affairs
The European Commission’s Director General for Migration and Home Affairs, Monique Pariat, discussed Europe’s rapid and unprecedented response to the Ukrainian displacement crisis and options ahead.
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.
A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas
The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador spoke at this high-level event held on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, focusing on the integration of Venezuelans in the Americas.
La Declaración de Los Ángeles podría representar un gran paso para la cooperación migratoria real en las Américas
La Declaración de Los Ángeles sobre Migración y Protección, firmada por los líderes de los países del hemisferio occidental al concluirse la Cumbre de las Américas, supone un importante paso progresivo en la creación de un lenguaje común y un coherente conjunto de ideas para gestionar, de forma cooperativa, los flujos migratorios en las Américas, una región que ha sido testigo de una gran movilidad en años recientes.
The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas
The Los Angeles Agreement on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from 20 countries across the Western Hemisphere at the 2022 Summit of the Americas marks a significant step forward in creating a common language and a coherent set of ideas for more cooperatively managing migration movements across a region that has seen very significant mobility in recent years, as this commentary explains.
Preparedness for the Next Pandemic: Towards a Resilient Global Architecture on Borders and Health
This official side event of the International Migration Review Forum revists lessons from COVID-19, and explores the potential for greater international coordination on health and mobility.
The Ukrainian Conflict Could Be a Tipping Point for Refugee Protection
Recent displacement crises—ranging from Syria, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Myanmar, South Sudan, to most recently Ukraine—have imposed huge stresses on the humanitarian protection regime. Yet individual countries and regional organizations have been innovating to meet the challenge and expand the options available for protection, in some cases bypassing beleaguered asylum systems. This commentary traces the rise of more ad hoc approaches.
