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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Population Aging Is Here. Immigration Can Offer Half an Answer.
Immigration on its own cannot solve population aging, but five policy principles can help it play a more effective role in a broader demographic…
Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees
Cities hold powerful levers to turn migrants' and refugees' underused talent into economic growth—but doing so requires moving beyond first…
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Key Statistics
International migrants comprise 3.7 percent of the global population. Learn more about them
304.0 million
The number of migrants globally in 2024
50.6 million
The number who as of 2025 were refugees or asylum seekers
94.0 million
The number of international migrants in Europe—the top destination globally
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The Media and Migration in the United Kingdom, 1999 to 2009
From 1999 to 2009, UK media focused on asylum and crisis frames, sidelining everyday integration developments and migrants’ contributions.
British Attitudes to Immigration in the 21st Century
British concern about immigration hit record levels after 1999, shaped by rising inflows and asylum coverage, though attitudes vary by age, education, and local context.
Promoting Stalemate: The Media and U.S. Policy on Migration
U.S. media coverage of immigration from 1980 to 2008 was dominated by illegality and crisis, fueling polarization and contributing to repeated policy stalemate.
The Politics of Immigration, and the (Limited) Case for New Optimism: Perspectives from a Political Pollster
Post-2008 openings for U.S. immigration reform are real but narrow; anti-reform intensity that polls miss still makes comprehensive reform politically difficult, a leading pollster argues.
Migration and the Global Recession
The 2007-09 recession dampened migration flows globally, but most migrants stayed put. Remittances proved more stable than exports or foreign direct investment.
Education, Diversity, and the Second Generation: A Discussion Guide
A research-based guide helps communities examine how second-generation youth are doing in school and work, as well as where supports fall short.
The Social Mobility of Immigrants and Their Children
While the children of immigrants show substantial upward mobility over their parents, they still lag peers. Stronger first-generation integration produces better outcomes for both generations.
The Second Generation in Europe: Education and the Transition to the Labor Market
School system design, especially early child-care access and academic tracking, drives wide variation in second-generation Turks' outcomes across seven European countries.
Extraordinary Meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration
A June 2009 Berlin meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration examined local integration in Europe and North America and called for stronger national investment.
MPI Symposium on Citizenship
Discussion on citizenship with leading experts and key policymakers, including top government officials from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
