Global Program
The Global Program acts as a policy laboratory for innovative, evidence-based, and politically feasible solutions to migration policy challenges. From direct policy advice to deep comparative research, its work interrogates policy design and effectiveness, helps countries newer to immigration learn from innovation and evidence in other regions, and anticipates how demographic, economic, and technological shifts will reshape migration in the years ahead. It supports governments in responding to crises with greater coordination and foresight, and provides a trusted off-the-record space for engaging with sensitive topics. Its main geographical focus is Europe, the Americas, and Australia, but it increasingly works with governments and other partners worldwide, including in East Africa and Asia. For more on the Global Program, click here.
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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling…
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid…
Migration Diplomacy in an Age of Transactionalism
As international cooperation frays, balanced diplomacy—rather than coercive dealmaking—promises the most effective approach to emerging migration…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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Contested Ground: Immigration in the United States
U.S. policy has fixated on enforcement against unauthorized immigration while neglecting integration of the second generation, where the real long-term challenge lies.
Update on the 2012 Global Forum on Migration and Development
A discussion with the 2012 Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development and Financial Secretary of the Republic of Mauritius Ali Mansoor and MPI's President Demetrios Papademetriou on the preparation of the 2012 GFMD summit, including an update on the possible ideas and projects contemplated that would fully integrate migration into the development framework, with a special focus on Africa.
The Role of National Governments in Promoting Immigrant Integration
A comparative discussion on how nations in Europe and North America are approaching immigrant integration strategies.
How UNHCR Is Facing a World of New Protection Challenges
Volker Türk, UNHCR Director of International Protection, discusses the current global challenges of protecting refugees with MPI's Kathleen Newland.
Building a British Model of Integration in an Era of Immigration: Policy Lessons for Government
Britain lacks a coherent immigrant integration program, relying instead on mainstream social policies that benefit immigrants incidentally rather than by design.
The Relationship Between Immigration and Nativism in Europe and North America
Higher immigration levels do not automatically fuel radical-right success in Europe and North America, and nativist parties have had only marginal effects on immigration policy.
French National Identity and Integration: Who Belongs to the National Community?
A survey of 22,000 respondents challenges France's zero-sum view of identity, finding that plural allegiances strengthen rather than undermine integration.
Rethinking European Identity in the Age of Immigration
A discussion in Brussels, upon the official launch of Migration Policy Institute Europe, to explore what is driving societal discontent in Europe, the role immigration plays in this, and why there is a growing perception that immigrant integration efforts are failing.
The Role of the State in Cultural Integration: Trends, challenges, and ways ahead
European states' push for cultural conformity risks eroding the civil liberties they seek to defend. Socioeconomic investment is the more effective integration path.
Multiculturalism: Success, Failure, and the Future
Multiculturalism policies have persisted and strengthened since 1980, and rejecting them when conditions are hardest may be the highest-risk move of all.