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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Education and Immigrant Integration in the United States and Canada
This report compares U.S. and Canadian approaches to immigrant integration through education, urging a policy shift that includes debate of integration, not just admissions.
The "Regularization" Option in Managing Illegal Migration More Effectively: A Comparative Perspective
Regularization programs alone cannot solve unauthorized migration, but "earned" legalization paired with enforcement and expanded legal channels can play a meaningful role.
Where Migration Policy Is Made: Starting to Expose the Labyrinth of National Institutional Settings for Migration Policy Making and Implementation
This report examines an overlooked dimension of governance: the placement of migration policymaking across ministries and agencies, and how this shapes policy outcomes.
Observations on Regularization and the Labor Market Performance of Unauthorized and Regularized Immigrants
Regularization can raise wages and boost formal employment, but success hinges on program design and whether host-country labor markets can absorb newly legal workers.
The Enlargement of an 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice': Managing Migration in a European Union of 25 Members
EU enlargement to 25 members tested free movement principles, with transition restrictions and sovereignty disputes complicating a coherent common EU-wide migration policy.
Rediscovering Resettlement
Can strengthening U.S. and EU refugee resettlement programs help address concerns over security, the volume and diversity of arrivals, and use of the welfare state?
U.S.-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration
This 2003 fact sheet maps the deep trade and migration ties binding the United States, Canada, and Mexico—documenting bilateral commerce, NAFTA visa flows, and immigration trends.
The Feasibility of Setting Up Resettlement Schemes in EU Member States or at EU Level
This EU feasibility study explores expanding refugee resettlement across member states, proposing an integrated protection system and six models for EU-level engagement.
The Strategic Use of Resettlement
Expanding EU refugee resettlement would yield strategic, political, and protection benefits—but would not meaningfully curb asylum flows or smuggling.
Perceptions of Afghan Refugees
Post-9/11 indifference to Afghan refugees in the West stemmed from media gaps, entrenched negative perceptions, and governments balancing security against protection duties.